PSYC-101 Quiz 3 (Chapters 3 and 4) *

It refers to material that is not in awareness but can be brought into awareness by focusing one's attention

Which of the following best defines the term preconscious? a) it refers to material that is not in awareness but can be brought into awareness by focusing one's attention. b) it refers to sensory awareness of the world outside, direct inner awareness of one's thoughts and feelings, personal unity, and the waking state; c) it refers to the deliberate placing of certain ideas, impulses, or images out of awareness; d) it refers to ideas and feelings that are not available to awareness.

Nembutal

Which of the following substances is classified as a barbiturate? a) marijuana; b) nembutal; c) nicotine; d) demerol.

True

(True or False) In psychodynamic theory, descriptive information that is not in awareness, but can be brought into awareness by focusing one's attention (i.e. What did I eat for breakfast this morning? or What is my cell phone number?), is called preconscious material

False

(True or False) In their continuing research, psychologists have come to define consciousness in only one way, as the continuing self in the world.

Vestibular

If you were having trouble with balance, it would most likely be a problem with your ________ system? a) auditory; b) olfactory; c) vestibular; d) kinesthesis.

negative adaptation

When Darren first started working in the poultry plant, he found the smell from the chickens to be overwhelming. However, he gradually became accustomed to the smell, and now it no longer bothers him. This scenario illustrates an instance of? a) negative adaptation; b) light adaptation; c) sensitization; d) dark adaptation.

True

(True or False) According to the American Lung Association, the hydrocarbons, or tars, in cigarette and cigar smoke lead to lung cancer?

True

(True or False) Biofeedback training is a system that provides information about a bodily function so the organism can gain control of the function.

False

(True or False) Dreams are more likely to be coherent in plot than emotionally gripping.

False

(True or False) Dreams are most likely to be vivid during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, whereas images are vaguer and more fleeting during rapid eye movement sleep (REM) sleep.

False

(True or False) Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which the air passages are obstructed.

False

(True or False) PCP, or phencyclidine, is an opioid whose name is an acronym for its chemical structure.

True

(True or False) Prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood is a risk factor for cancer of the throat?

False

(True or False) Psychophysicist Ernst Weber discovered through laboratory research that the threshold for perceiving differences in the intensity of light. His research became known as the difference threshold.

True

(True or False) Sleep terrors, bedwetting, and sleepwalking are all deep sleep disorders that occur during deep (stage 3 or 4) sleep

True

(True or False) The difference between sensation and perception is that sensation, or the stimulation of our senses is an automated process resulting from sources of energy (light and sound) or the presence of chemicals (as in taste and smell), while perception is an active process in which sensations are organized and interpreted to form an inner representation of the world.

False

(True or False) When we think of the eye as the camera to the world, the photosensitive surface is called the lens, which contains photoreceptors called rods and cones.

False

(True or False) Women seem less affected by alcohol than men because they have more of an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase, which metabolizes alcohol in the stomach.

True

(True or False) Your friends had to tell you what the painting meant because all you could see was a bunch of random dots on the canvas. You are most likely using Bottom-up processing.

Sensory Adaptation

At the start of the exam Bobbi did not notice any distracting sounds. As time passed she became more and more aware of the ticking clock on the wall. What is this an example of? a) Sensory adaptation; b) Just noticeable difference; c) absolute threshold; d) Subliminal stimulation.

wakefulness

High-frequency brain waves are associated with? a)wakefulness; b) rapid eye movement sleep; c) theta waves; d) paradoxical sleep.

Pain is usually sharpest where nerve endings are densely packed

In the context of pain, which of the following statements is true? a) Pain is usually sharpest where nerve endings are densely packed; b) Headaches originate through nerve endings present in the brain; c) Pain does not reverberate throughout the nervous system d) Modern research shows that acupuncture works by balancing the body's flow of energy.

Weber's constant

Is the fraction of the intensity by which a source of physical energy must be increased or decreased so that differences in intensity will be perceived. a) Subliminal stimulation; b) The absolute threshold; c) Weber's constant; d) Newtons constant.

Sleep terrors

Ray often wakes up at night talking loudly and incoherently. During this time, his heart rate increases, and he recalls vague images of someone pressing on his chest. However, he is never fully awake and returns to sleep. In the context of sleep disorders, Ray is exhibiting symptoms of? a) sleep terrors; b) nightmares; c) insomnia; d) somnambulism.

Pitch

The audience was very impressed by the singer's ability to hit the high and low notes. this most closely refers to? a) pitch; b) hertz; c) decibels; d) frequency.