AP Psychology unit 5
The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every
90 minutes
Which of the following is most accurate about a typical night's sleep?
As sleep progresses, NREM-3 sleep diminishes while REM sleep increases
Which drugs are most likely to be prescribed as tranquilizers?
Barbiturates
How is the hypothalamus involved in sleep?
In response to decreasing light the hypothalamus' suprachiastmatic nucleus causes the pineal gland to increase production of melatonin, leading you to sleep.
Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are especially likely to be associated with
REM sleep
Paradoxical sleep is to slow-wave sleep as ________ sleep is to ________ sleep.
REM; NREM-3
Which of the following is true of night terrors?
They typically occur during NREM-3 sleep
Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation?
activation-synthesis theory
After four years of working nights, Raymond now works days. His present difficulty in getting to sleep at night is most likely due to a disruption of his normal
circadian rhythm
Our inability to fall asleep early as we had planned is most likely a reflection of
circadian rhythm 2
With the approach of night, our body temperatures begin to drop. This best illustrates the dynamics of the
circadian rhythm 3
Until reading this question you were unaware that your shoes are pressing against your feet. This focusing of your conscious attention, or selective attention, illustrates that
conscious awareness is one part of the dual processing that occurs in our two-track minds
Drugs such as alcohol and opiates that calm neural activity and slow body functions are called
depressants
Sleep deprivation has been shown to
diminish immunity to disease
Slow-wave sleep promotes
effective memory
The greatest danger of viewing drug addiction as a disease is that this may lead drug addicts to
feel powerless to overcome the addiction.
Which of the following typically occur(s) during REM sleep?
genital arousal
After sleeping for about an hour and a half, José enters a phase of paradoxical sleep. He is likely to
have very relaxed muscles
Layla has difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. Layla is most likely suffering from
insomnia
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
Freud called the remembered story line of a dream its ________ content.
manifest
The change in brain chemistry that offsets the effects of a psychoactive drug is called
neuroadaptation
Chronic sleep debt is most likely to promote
obesity
Morphine and heroin are
opiates
consciousness
our awareness of ourselves and our environment
Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and a wide variety of other chemical agents that alter perceptions and moods are called
psychoactive drugs
Although Max never experiences caffeine withdrawal symptoms, he feels that he needs coffee every morning as part of his daily routine. Max best illustrates
psychological dependence
Obesity is a risk factor for developing which of the following sleep disorders?
sleep apnea
The rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during NREM-2 sleep are called
sleep spindles
Compared with when they were only 20 years old, 60-year-olds
spend less time in deep sleep
REM rebound involves the
the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation
When people are experiencing vivid dreams
their eyes are likely to move under their closed eyelids
Forty-year-old Lance insists that he never dreams. Research suggests that he probably
would report a vivid dream if he were awakened during REM sleep
