Psychology Chapter 3

Sensory experiences that occur without a sensory stimulus are called

hallucinations

In one experiment, most of the participants who viewed a videotape of men tossing a basketball remained unaware of an umbrella-toting woman sauntering the screen.

Inattentional blindness

An altered state of consciousness in which people experience fantastic images and often feel separated from their bodies is most closely associated with the use of

LSD

Which of the following is a psychedelic drug?

LSD

When light strikes the retina, it signals the suprachiasmatic nucleus to alter _______ production by the pineal gland.

Melatonin

At 3 o' clock in the morning, John has already slept for 4 hours. As long as his sleep continues, we can expect an increasing occurrence of

REM sleep

A bank teller was so distracted by the sight of a bank robber's weapon that she failed to perceive important features of the criminal's physical appearance. This best illustrates

selective attention

Drivers are slower to detect traffic signals if they are talking on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of

selective attention

Our inability to consciously perceive all the sensory information available in a single point in time best illustrates the necessity of

selective attention

While reading a novel, Raoul isn't easily distracted by the sounds of the TV or even by his brothers' loud arguments. This best illustrates

selective attention

The ability to pay attention to only one voice at a time is called

the cocktail party effect

Consciousness is

our awareness of ourselves and our environment

Circadian rhythm refers to

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

While a student provided directions to a construction worker, two experimenters rudely interrupted by passing between them carrying a door. The student's failure to notice that the construction worker was replaced by a different person during this interruption illustrates:

Change blindness

Three hours after going to sleep, Shoshanna's heart rate increases, her breathing becomes more rapid, and her eyes move rapidly under her closed lids. Research suggests that Shoshanna is

Dreaming

After flying from California to New York, Arthur experienced a restless, sleepless night. His problem was most likely caused by a disruption of his normal

circadian rhythm

One of the immediate effects of Ecstasy is

dehydration

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

marijuana, hallucinogen

When people are experiencing vivid dreams

their eyes are likely to move under their closed eyelids

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

theta waves