Questions I got wrong on the progress check

An adult with a healthy sleep cycle is most likely to enter REM sleep

after cycling through the NREM sleep stages

Which hormone is released when a person is under stress

cortisol

The psychodynamic theory of dreaming would postulate that

dreams fulfill unconscious wishes

Johnny often hits his brother even though his brother does not do anything to antagonize him. Johnny's aggression is most likely due to a combination of

his genetic makeup, the environment he grew up in, and the fact that aggression can be evolutionarily adaptive

A parietal lobe is most involved in

Processing sensory information

At a synapse, neurotransmitters released by the sending neuron do which of the following

They bind to receptors at the receiving neuron, which opens ion channels.

What effect do agonists have

They increase the likelihood that a postsynaptic neuron will fire.

The phenomenon of decking physiological effects of taking a drug after sustained use is referred to as

Tolerance

A neuron sends a signal along its

Axon

The hormone most associated with the fight or flight response is

Epinephrine

A person whose body is not producing enough testosterone is most likely to exhibit

Fatigue

The idea that there is a part of the mind that is not directly accessible to awareness but still drives a person's thinking and behavior is most directly attributable to

Sigmund Freud

Ruth and Debbie are identical twins who were raised by the same family. Vince and Frankie are identical twins who were separated at birth and raised by different families. According to research on the heritability of personality traits, Ruth's and Debbie's personalities are statistically

likely to be as similar and dissimilar to one another as are Vince's and Frankie's personalities

Waking up frequently, loud snoring, silent pauses in breathing, and sleepiness during the day are symptoms of

sleep apnea