Chapter 4: States of Consciousness Quiz #4

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4. Most people are awake during the day and asleep at night because their ________ cycles are aligned with the outside world.

A. circadian

24. Melatonin release is stimulated by ________ and inhibited by ________.

A. darkness; light

16. While ________ is generally achieved through the interaction of a therapist and the person being treated, an individual can perform ________ alone.

A. hypnosis; meditation

2. Ali is aware of his feelings, emotions, and thoughts. He is also aware of his surroundings, the warmth of the sun, and the sound of nearby traffic. Ali is in a state of _______

B. consciousness

12. Alcohol is considered a ________ because it tends to suppress central nervous system activity.

B. depressant

22. ________theory suggests that when people are hypnotized they have voluntarily divided their conscious: one half aware of reality and the other half tuned in to the hypnotist.

B. dissociative

19. Which of the following would be experienced during a euphoric high?

B. feelings of intense elation and pleasure

10. Cataplexy is a symptom associated with ________

B. narcolepsy

1. Sleepwalking, night terrors, and restless leg syndrome are all examples of________.

B. parasomnias

5. Which psychological perspective might advance the argument that our sleep patterns evolved as an adaptive response to predatory risks, which are higher during periods of darkness?

C. evolutionary

3. When Brady is hot he sweats. When Brady is cold, he gets goose bumps on his skin so he will warm up more quickly. This is an example of how the body tries to achieve _______

C. homeostasis

9. Marlowe wakes up from a dream about his teeth falling out. He looks in a dream dictionary and finds losing teeth is usually dream symbolism for anxiety. Marlowe is focused on the ________ content.

C. latent

7. Nancy is aware that she is dreaming when she has a nightmare, so she concentrates and changes her dream from bad to good. This is a good example of ________ dreaming.

C. lucid

23. A state of ________, as shown by EEG recordings of new practitioners, is not an altered state of consciousness; however, patterns of brain waves exhibited by expert practitioners may represent a unique state of consciousness.

C. meditation

18. Morphine is considered a(n) ________ drug because it decreases pain.

C. opioid

6. Mohammed is sleeping. His eyelids are quivering because his eyes are darting around. Mohammed is probably experiencing ________ sleep.

D. REM

21. Mescaline is considered a ________ drug because it results in profound alterations in sensory and perceptual experiences.

B. hallucinogenic

8. Which of the following is a symptom of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)?

B. kicking and punching while asleep

17. Which of the following is an example of a synthetic opioid?

B. methadone

14. Tariq depends on cigarettes to relieve his stress, though he smokes so infrequently that he experiences no significant, noticeable physical symptoms when he is not smoking. What does this exemplify?

B. psychological dependence

15. Cocaine is considered a ________ drug because it tends to increase overall levels of neural activity.

D. stimulant

11. Tayla smokes marijuana. At first, just a few inhalations were enough to cloud her mind. Over time, she needs to smoke more and more to achieve the same affect. This is an example of ________.

C. tolerance

20. Shoresh suggests that Ted cluck like a chicken during the hypnosis not because he is experiencing an altered state of consciousness but because he is playing the role of a hypnotized person. This is a good example of the ________ theory of hypnotism.

D. social-cognitive

13. Individuals undergoing hypnosis ________.

D. usually have clear memories of the hypnotic experience and are in control of their own behaviors


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