Psych Ch 4 Online test

a hypnopompic hallucination

A hallucination that happens just as a person is in the between-state of being in REM sleep and not-yet-fully-awake is

40

About ___ percent of people are good hypnotic subjects

have more physical aggression in their dreams than women

According to researchers, men tend to -report fewer sexual dreams than women. -dream about issues related to family and home. -have more physical aggression in their dreams than women. -dream about males and females equally

altered consciousness

After taking medication for his back, Todd's thoughts become fuzzy and disorganized. Todd is in a state of

freud's psychoanalysis interpretation

Clay told his therapist about a dream he had in which he was flying on an airplane, but he was unaware of his destination. Clay's therapist explained that the flying in his dream, in its latent context, represents freedom and independence from his parents; and the unknown destination exemplifies a sense of fear and doubt from no longer having parents as guides. Clay's therapist appears to be using _________ to explain his dream

divided consciousness

Driving and talking on a cell phone at the same time is an example of a state of

beta

If the brain-wave pattern of a person playing a professional game of chess was recorded using an electroencephalogram (EEG), what type of brain waves would most likely be detected?

cognitive neuroscience

In a(n) __________ view, consciousness is generated by a set of action potentials in the communication among neurons just sufficient to produce awareness

lengthened

In studies in which volunteers spend several days without access to information about day or night, their sleep-wake cycles

theta

In the early stages of sleep, _______ waves appear

jet lag

Melatonin supplements are often used to treat

synthesizes

One theory of dreaming says that the brain _________, or puts together, an explanation of the cortex's activation from memories and other stored information

longer than

Predators such as lions sleep ________ their prey, the gazelle

suprachiasmatic nucleus

The ________ is the internal clock that tells people when to wake up and when to fall asleep

REM myth

The idea that people deprived of REM sleep will become paranoid and seem to be mentally ill is known as the

freud

The real inquiry into the process of dreaming was begun by

more complex; simple

When a person is slightly sleep deprived, ________ tasks will suffer less than _______ tasks

it is when 90 percent of dreams occur

Which of the following is TRUE about REM sleep? -It is a much deeper, more restful kind of sleep than non-REM sleep. -It is the stage of sleep in which the heart beats the slowest. -It involves a lot of movement and thrashing as people have vivid dreams -It is when 90 percent of dreams occur

nicotine

Which of the following was actually used as an insecticide in the 1920s and 1930s?

the person experiencing sleep apnea may stop breathing for 10 seconds or more

Which statement about sleep apnea is TRUE? -there is no effective treatment for it. -The person experiencing sleep apnea may stop breathing for 10 seconds or more. -It causes SIDS. -It causes a person to slip suddenly into REM sleep during the day.

methamphetamines

______ are used to treat narcolepsy

MDMA

______ causes dehydration and a rise in body temperature

cannabinoids

both marijuana and hash contain....

stages 3-4

the body is at its lowest level of functioning during...

remains aware of what is going on during hypnosis

the hidden observer -guides people's actions when they are hypnotized. -gives people superhuman strength under hypnosis -counters the effects of hypnosis. -remains aware of what is going on during hypnosis