Psych ch 5

Truth serum. It is most likely that it is a

Barbiturate

In one study, acid in a face - in this experiment, hypnotized people

Behaved in the same fashion as unhypnotized people

Which of the following is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance?

Caffeine

Which of the following psychoactive drugs is most likely to impair people's ability to sleep?

Caffeine

People become...gullible. This fact is consistent with the theory that hypnosis involves

Conscious role playing

Alcohol consumption disrupts the processing of recent experiences into long term memory by

Decreasing REM sleep

One of the immediate effects of ecstasy is

Dehydration

Evidence that people in a post hypnotic state have no difficulty remembering everything that they have learned under hypnosis would most clearly challenge

Disassociation theory

A split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur simultaneously with and separately is

Dissociation

One theory suggests that brain activity associated with ___________ is helpful for developing and preserving neural pathways

Dreaming

Research suggests shoshanna is

Dreaming

The release of stored seratonin and the eventual damage damage of seratonin producing neurons is most closely associated with the long term use of

Ecstasy

Which of the following typically occurs during R.E.M. sleep?

Genital arousal

After sleeping for about an hour and a half, Jose enters a phase of paradoxal sleep. He's likely to

Have very relaxed muscles

Hypnosis involves a state of

Heightened openness to suggestion

How is the hypothalamus involved in sleep?

Hypothalamus' suprachiasmatic nucleus causes penal gland to increase melatonin - sleep

Researchers have demonstrated that hypnosis can be useful

In treating obesity

Ingesting, laqueta

LSD

According to freud the personally threatening and censored meaning of a dream is its

Latent content

Studies of marijuana's effects indicate that regular users

May achieve a high with less of the drug than occasional users

Which of the following sleep disorders would be the most incapacitating for a bus driver?

Narcolepsy

Which of the following drugs is classified as a stimulant?

Nicotine

Just prior to awakening, Chinuai's therapist was attempting to make use of

Posthypnotic suggestion

Alcohol marijuana cocaine. Alter perceptions and moods

Psychoactive drugs

The claim that hypnotic phenomena are regulated by normal conscious processes is associated with the theory that hypnosis reflects the power of

Social influence

Hypnotized people are no more likely to perform dangerous acts than those who are asked to simulate hypnosis. This is consistent with

Social influence theory

The circadian rhythm is influenced by light sensitive retinal proteins that trigger signals to the

Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Arthur drinks bar. Research suggests Arthur's heavy drinking will have the most adverse effect on his ability to remember

The next day, names of people he talked to, what he said while drinking

Unpleasant withdrawal symptoms are indicators of

physical dependence

The altered state of consciousness most similar to a drug induced hallucination is

A near death experience

Under hypnosis, Mrs. Muhammad - the therapist is employing

A technique called age regression

Compulsive craving

Addiction

Francois, football. Which of the following drugs were the players most likely using?

Amphetamines

As a participant, Tim, R.E.M. Tonight when allowed to sleep undisturbed Tim will likely experience

An increase in R.E.M. sleep.

Dreams, scene. This best serves to support the theory that dreams

Are triggered by random bursts of neural activity