Modules 24-25 Unit 5 Quiz

Prior to age 9, a children's dreams sent more like a slide show and less like an active story in which the dealer is an actor. This best illustrates that the content of dreams reflects a child's ____

Cognitive development

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

Evidence suggests that we consolidate our memories of recent life events through

REM sleep

Daniel Kahneman and his colleagues found that the daily moods of working women were most heavily influenced by

a good night's sleep.

Francois was dismayed to discover that some of his football teammates were using drugs to enhance their footwork and endurance on the playing field. Which of the following drugs were the players most likely using?

amphetamines

As a participant in a sleep-research study for the past three nights, Tim has been repeatedly disturbed during REM sleep. Tonight, when allowed to sleep undisturbed, Tim will likely experience

an increase in REM sleep

Sleep talking may occur during

any stage of sleep

Dreams often involve sudden emotional reactions and surprising changes in scene. This best serves to support the theory that dreams

are triggered by random bursts of neural activity

Sodium pentothal has sometimes been called a "truth serum" because it relaxes people and enables them to more freely disclose personally embarrassing experiences. It's most likely that sodium pentothal is a

barbiturate

A brief 15- to 30-minute rush of euphoria followed by a crash of agitated depression is most closely associated with the use of

cocaine

Soon after taking a psychoactive drug, Zachary experienced a diminished appetite, an increased pulse rate, dilated pupils, and feelings of self-confidence and euphoria. Zachary most likely experienced the effects of

cocaine

one theory suggests that the brain activity associated with ________ is helpful for developing and preserving neural pathways in the brain.

dreaming

Adolescents are more likely to start smoking in order to

gain social acceptance

Traffic accident rates have been found to ________ after the spring change to daylight savings time and to ________ after the fall change back to standard time.

increase; decrease

What is the danger of labeling behaviors such as too much eating, shopping, exercise, sex, or gambling as addictions?

it can be used as an "all-purpose" excuse to explain away the behaviors

According to Freud, the latent content of a dream refers to

its underlying but censored meaning

Josef, a high school student, tells his therapist that he has had a recurring dream in which he hunts and kills a ferocious tiger. The therapist explains that the dream reflects Josef's unresolved feelings of hostility toward his father. According to Freud, the therapist is revealing the possible ___ content of Josef's dream

latent

According to Freud, the personally threatening and censored meaning of a dream is its:

latent content

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

As Inge recalled her dream, she was dancing with a tall, dark gentleman when suddenly the music shifted to loud rock and the man disappeared. According to Freud, Inge's account represents the ________ content of her dream.

manifest

Shane, a straight-A student, remembers dreaming that he failed an important chemistry test. According to Freud, Shane's account represents the ________ content of his dream.

manifest

THC, the active ingredient in ________, is classified as a ________.

marijuana; hallucinogen

The British government classifies the highly addictive crystallized form of ________ as one of the most dangerous of drugs.

methamphetamine

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

Some researchers suggest that the brain activity associated with REM sleep provides the sleeping brain with periodic stimulation. This finding supports which of the following dream theories?

physiological

Mr. Dayton occasionally stops breathing while sleeping. He wakes up to snort air for a few seconds before falling back to sleep. Mrs. Dayton complains that her husband snores. Clearly, Mr. Dayton suffers from

sleep apnea

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

the near-death experience

After a stressful day at the office, Arthur has five or six drinks at a local bar before going home for dinner. Research suggests that Arthur's heavy drinking will have the most adverse effect on his ability to remember

the next day the names of the people he talked to and what he said while drinking.

REM rebound involves the

the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

People with sleep apnea do not recall being awake and gasping for air, then falling back to sleep. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon?

Anything that happens during the 5 minutes just before we fall asleep is typically lost from memory.