AP Psych Practice Test Questions
REM rebound involves the: A)unusual symptoms of tiredness and irritability that follow periods of REM sleep deprivation. B)increase in REM sleep that characteristically follows intense learning episodes or stressful daytime experiences. C)increase in REM sleep as one ages. D)tendency for REM sleep periods to become increasingly longer and more frequent as a normal night of sleep progresses. E)tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation.
E
Uneven breathing and irregular brain waves are associated with which stage of sleep? A)NREM-3 B)NREM-1 C)REM D)Delta E)NREM-2
NREM-1
Nembutal, Seconal, and Amytal, drugs prescribed to reduce insomnia, are: A)amphetamines. B)mild hallucinogens. C)not addictive forming. D)barbiturates. E)opiates.
barbiturates
Which of the following behaviors is typically reinforced on a variable-ratio schedule? A)paying a cashier for a candy bar B)being paid by the hour C)inserting coins into a slot machine D)checking the mailbox to see if the mail has arrived E)studying to be prepared for unexpected quizzes
c
Sleep is the most sound: A)during the last hour of sleep B)during NREM-3 sleep C)during the first dream of the night D)right after the first dream of the night E)during the first hour of sleep
during the first hour of sleep
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. A)neuroadaptation B)circadian rhythm C)latent content D)script content E)manifest content
latent content
Freud called the remembered story line of a dream its ________ content. A)manifest B)dissociated C)latent D)delusional E)paradoxical
manifest
Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods are called ________ drugs. A)narcoleptic B)psychoactive C)depressants D)hypnagogic E)neuroadaptive
psychoactive
Cynthia stayed awake for 48 straight hours to study for finals. When she goes to sleep after staying up so long, we would expect that she will A)have increased body temperature B)spend more time in NREM-1 sleep C)have a more difficult time falling asleep D)spend more time in REM sleep E)have increased epinephrine levels.
spend more time in REM sleep
In order to cause extinction of a behavior learned through classical conditioning, one must remove the A)conditioned response. B)unconditioned stimulus. C)unconditioned response. D)conditioned stimulus. E)reinforcement.
unconditioned stimulus
