AP Psych Unit 5 Quiz
Which of the following is true of melatonin?
It is a sleep hormone released by the pineal gland into the bloodstream.
Jason has been smoking marijuana. Which of the following best describes the effects of this psychoactive drug on Jason's behavior?
Jason will become relaxed and experience mild hallucinations, followed by memory loss
After ingesting a small dose of a psychoactive drug, Laqueta experienced vivid visual hallucinations and felt as if she were separated from her own body. Laqueta most likely experienced the effects of
LSD
Which of the following sleep disorders would be the most incapacitating for a commercial bus driver?
Narcolepsy
Drug tolerance refers to the
Reduced effect of a drug resulting form its regular usage
Alpha waves are associated with
a relaxed but awake state
Our inability to fall asleep early as we had planned is most likely a reflection of
circadian rhythm
The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep are called
delta waves
Drugs such as alcohol and opiates that calm neural activity and slow body functions are called
depressants
Slow-wave sleep promotes
effective memory
Hypnosis involves a state of
heightened openness to suggestion
According to Freud, the latent content of a dream refers to
its underlying but censored meaning
Freud called the remembered story line of a dream its ________ content.
manifest
Which of the following drugs is classified as a stimulant?
nicotine
About three hours after he falls asleep, Bobby often sits up in bed screaming incoherently. His mother tries to awaken him, but with no success. His pulse races and he gasps for breath. The next morning, he remembers nothing. It appears that Bobby suffers from
night terrors
Morphine and heroin are
opiates
Consciousness is
our awareness of ourselves and our environment
REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep because
our nervous system is highly active, while our voluntary muscles hardly move.
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 rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during Stage 2 sleep are called
sleep spindles
