PSYCH 122 CH 4

__________ are rapid, low-amplitude brain waves that have been linked to feelings of relaxation.

. Alpha waves

How the brain integrates the different bits of information it receives into our conscious experience refers to the ______ Problem.

Binding

Which of the following substances is a stimulant?

Cocaine

According to Freud, which of the following statements is true of dreams?

Dreams express impulses we would censor during the day.

By its nature, consciousness is objective as we can directly understand each other's point of view.

False

_____ is an altered state of consciousness in which people are highly suggestible and behave as though they are in a trance.

Hypnosis

Which of the following substances is classified as a barbiturate?

Nembutal

Mindfulness meditation (MM) provides clients with techniques they can use to:

focus on the present.

Mescaline is considered a(n)_______.

hallucinogenic

People deprived of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep:

learn more slowly.

A sleep disorder in which the person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep is called_______.

sleep apnea

As we enter__________, our brain waves slowdown from the alpha rhythm and enter a pattern of theta waves.

stage 1 sleep

Darryl has been a cocaine addict for over three years. He is a regular user of the drug. His body is now habituated to the drug, and hence he requires twice as much cocaine as he did initially to achieve similar effects. In this scenario, Darryl is displaying __________.

tolerance

According to Dr. Janet Metcalfe, the only species that has theory of mind is humans.

True

According to some scholars, the human brain is incapable of understanding/solving the mystery of consciousness.

True