Unit 5

4 times

About how many times do people usually repeat the sleep cycle in one night?

Sedative drugs

According to the book, the most common treatment for insomnia is

Have very relaxed muscles

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

Blindsight

Although unable to report the width of a block in front of her, a woman identified as D. F. could grasp the block with just the right finger-thumb distance. Her experience best illustrates

Tolerance

Arlette often consumes up to six cocktails in a row before she experiences any noticeable symptoms of intoxication. This suggests that Arlette has developed

REM

At 3 o'clock in the morning, John has already slept for 4 hours. As long as his sleep continues, we can expect an increasing occurrence of

Brainstem

During REM sleep, your skeletal muscles are relaxed because messages from the motor cortex are blocked by the

Pineal gland to decrease the production of melatonin

Exposure to bright light causes the

Behaved in the same fashion as unhypnotized individuals

In one study, both hypnotized and unhypnotized subjects were told to throw acid in a researcher's face. In this experiment, hypnotized people

Sleep apnea

In which of the following disorders does the person repeatedly stop breathing while asleep?

Disruptions in circadian rhythms

Jet lag is explainable in terms of

Alpha waves

Jordanna has decided to go to bed early. Although her eyes are closed and she's very relaxed, she has not yet fallen asleep. An EEG is most likely to indicate the presence of

Marijuana

Mrs. Roberts, who suffers from AIDS, has been given an ordinarily illegal drug at the university hospital. Considering her specific medical condition, it is likely that she has received

Experiences uncontrollable attacks of overwhelming sleepiness

Narcolepsy is a disorder in which a person

Tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation.

REM rebound involves the

People who are highly responsive to hypnotic suggestion tend to become absorbed in imaginative activities.

Research on susceptibility to hypnosis indicates that

Dual processing

Shown the hollow face illusion, people will mistakenly perceive the inside of a mask as a protruding face. Yet, they will accurately reach into the inverted mask to flick off a buglike target stuck on the face. This best illustrates the capacity for

Cognition

Since 1960, psychology has regained an interest in consciousness as psychologists of all persuasions affirmed the importance of

Full nights of sleep

Susan is a political cartoonist whose work requires her to think imaginatively and present ideas in visually novel ways. Her work is most likely to be facilitated by

most severe among those with high levels of drug tolerance.

Symptoms of drug withdrawal are likely to be

Most mammals experience REM rebound

The best indication that dreaming serves a necessary biological function is provided by the fact that

NREM-1 sleep

The brain waves associated with REM sleep are most similar to those of

Suprachiasmatic nucleus

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

Dissociation

The claim that hypnotic phenomena occur outside our normal awareness is associated with the theory that hypnosis involves

Tolerance

The need to take larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience its effects is an indication of

Dreaming

Three hours after going to sleep, Shoshanna's heart rate increases, her breathing becomes more rapid, and her eyes move rapidly under her closed lids. Research suggests that Shoshanna is

More; more

Under the influence of alcohol, angered people are ________ likely to be aggressive than they would otherwise be and restaurant patrons are ________ likely to tip generously than they otherwise would.

Biopsychosocial

Understanding hypnosis in terms of focused attention, distinctive brain activity, and the presence of an authoritative presence in a legitimate context, requires an integrated ________ approach.

Alcohol

What is the most widely used recreational drug in Western society?

Information-processing theory

Which theory emphasizes that dreams play a role in consolidating the day's experiences in our memories?

Activation-synthesis

Which theory of dreams explains dreams in terms of making sense of internal neurochemical signals?

Selective attention

While reading a novel, Raoul isn't easily distracted by the sounds of the TV or even by his brothers' loud arguments. This best illustrates

NREM-3

Bed-wetting is most likely to occur at the end of ________ sleep.

Slow and especially effective for solving new problems

Compared with unconscious information processing, conscious information processing is relatively

Spend less time in deep sleep

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