AP PSYCH UNIT 5

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How is the hypothalamus involved in sleep?

In response to decreasing light the hypothalamus' suprachiastmatic nucleus causes the pineal gland to increase production of melatonin, leading you to sleep.

Which of the following is true of night terrors?

They typically occur during NREM-3 sleep

Circadian rhythm refers to

a pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle.

Research has indicated that hypnosis

a. enables some people to undergo surgery with only a local anesthesia.

Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation?

activation-synthesis theory

Which of the following is most accurate about a typical night's sleep?

b. As sleep progresses, NREM-3 sleep diminishes while REM sleep increases.

Which drugs are most likely to be prescribed as tranquilizers?

barbariots

Which of the following is most accurate about a typical night's sleep?

c. As sleep progresses, NREM-3 sleep diminishes while REM sleep increases.

Our inability to fall asleep early as we had planned is most likely a reflection of

cardiac response

After four years of working nights, Raymond now works days. His present difficulty in getting to sleep at night is most likely due to a disruption of his normal

circadian rhythm.

With the approach of night, our body temperatures begin to drop. This best illustrates the dynamics of the

circadian rythym

Until reading this question you were unaware that your shoes are pressing against your feet. This focusing of your conscious attention, or selective attention, illustrates that

conscious awareness is one part of the dual processing that occurs in our two-track minds.

Which of the following is true of "hypnotically refreshed" memories?

The combine fact and fiction.

Drugs such as alcohol and opiates that calm neural activity and slow body functions are called

depressants

Sleep deprivation has been shown to

diminish immunity to disease

Which of the following typically occur(s) during REM sleep?

genital arousal

Hypnosis involves a state of

heightened openness to suggestion

The change in brain chemistry that offsets the effects of a psychoactive drug is called

neuroadaption

Chronic sleep debt is most likely to promote

obesity

Although Max never experiences caffeine withdrawal symptoms, he feels that he needs coffee every morning as part of his daily routine. Max best illustrates

psychological dependence

The greatest danger of viewing drug addiction as a disease is that this may lead drug addicts to

d. feel powerless to overcome the addiction.

The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep are called

delta waves

One plausible theory suggests that hypnosis relieves pain by

distracting attention

Paradoxical sleep is to slow-wave sleep as ________ sleep is to ________ sleep.

e. REM; NREM-3

Slow-wave sleep promotes

effective memory

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

have very relaxed muscles

Greg remembered a recent dream in which his girlfriend suddenly grabbed the wheel of his speeding car. Greg's therapist suggested that the dream might be a representation of the girlfriend's efforts to avoid sexual intimacy. According to Freud, the therapist was attempting to reveal the ________ of Greg's dream.

latent content

Morphine and heroin are

opiates

REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep because

our nervous system is highly active, while our voluntary muscles hardly move.

Unpleasant withdrawal symptoms are indicative of

physical dependence

Just prior to awakening Chinua from a hypnotic state, the therapist told him that during the next few days he would feel nauseous whenever he reached for a cigarette. Chinua's therapist was attempting to make use of

posthypnotic suggestion

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

social influence theory

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

spend less time in deep sleep

REM rebound involves the

the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

Forty-year-old Lance insists that he never dreams. Research suggests that he probably

would report a vivid dream if he were awakened during REM sleep.

The hypnagogic sensations of falling or floating are most likely to occur during which sleep stage?

NREM-1 sleep


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