AP Psychology unit 5

The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every

90 minutes

Which of the following is most accurate about a typical night's sleep?

As sleep progresses, NREM-3 sleep diminishes while REM sleep increases

Which drugs are most likely to be prescribed as tranquilizers?

Barbiturates

How is the hypothalamus involved in sleep?

In response to decreasing light the hypothalamus' suprachiastmatic nucleus causes the pineal gland to increase production of melatonin, leading you to sleep.

Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are especially likely to be associated with

REM sleep

Paradoxical sleep is to slow-wave sleep as ________ sleep is to ________ sleep.

REM; NREM-3

Which of the following is true of night terrors?

They typically occur during NREM-3 sleep

Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation?

activation-synthesis theory

After four years of working nights, Raymond now works days. His present difficulty in getting to sleep at night is most likely due to a disruption of his normal

circadian rhythm

Our inability to fall asleep early as we had planned is most likely a reflection of

circadian rhythm 2

With the approach of night, our body temperatures begin to drop. This best illustrates the dynamics of the

circadian rhythm 3

Until reading this question you were unaware that your shoes are pressing against your feet. This focusing of your conscious attention, or selective attention, illustrates that

conscious awareness is one part of the dual processing that occurs in our two-track minds

Drugs such as alcohol and opiates that calm neural activity and slow body functions are called

depressants

Sleep deprivation has been shown to

diminish immunity to disease

Slow-wave sleep promotes

effective memory

The greatest danger of viewing drug addiction as a disease is that this may lead drug addicts to

feel powerless to overcome the addiction.

Which of the following typically occur(s) during REM sleep?

genital arousal

After sleeping for about an hour and a half, José enters a phase of paradoxical sleep. He is likely to

have very relaxed muscles

Layla has difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. Layla is most likely suffering from

insomnia

Greg remembered a recent dream in which his girlfriend suddenly grabbed the wheel of his speeding car. Greg's therapist suggested that the dream might be a representation of the girlfriend's efforts to avoid sexual intimacy. According to Freud, the therapist was attempting to reveal the ________ of Greg's dream.

latent content

Freud called the remembered story line of a dream its ________ content.

manifest

The change in brain chemistry that offsets the effects of a psychoactive drug is called

neuroadaptation

Chronic sleep debt is most likely to promote

obesity

Morphine and heroin are

opiates

consciousness

our awareness of ourselves and our environment

Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and a wide variety of other chemical agents that alter perceptions and moods are called

psychoactive drugs

Although Max never experiences caffeine withdrawal symptoms, he feels that he needs coffee every morning as part of his daily routine. Max best illustrates

psychological dependence

Obesity is a risk factor for developing which of the following sleep disorders?

sleep apnea

The rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during NREM-2 sleep are called

sleep spindles

Compared with when they were only 20 years old, 60-year-olds

spend less time in deep sleep

REM rebound involves the

the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

When people are experiencing vivid dreams

their eyes are likely to move under their closed eyelids

Forty-year-old Lance insists that he never dreams. Research suggests that he probably

would report a vivid dream if he were awakened during REM sleep