psy 2012 chapter 3

________ that contribute to alcohol use disorder seem to produce deficiencies in the brain's natural dopamine reward system.

Genes

Brain shrinkage and premature death are possible effects of

alcohol use disorder

Dreams often involve sudden emotional reactions and surprising changes in scene. This best serves to support the theory that dreams

are triggered by random bursts of neural activity

After stopping to talk to a friend at the library, Lisa fails to notice that her cell phone, which had been in her back pocket, has fallen out. Her oversight best illustrates

change blindness

Prior to age 9, children's dreams seem more like a slideshow and less like an active story in which the dreamer is an actor. This best illustrates that the content of dreams reflects children's

cognitive development

________ is a product of coordinated, cortex-wide activity.

consciousness

Reduced immune system functioning is most likely to accompany long-term repeated use of

ecstacy

Young teens are most likely to start smoking in order to

gain social acceptance

Sleep deprivation increases levels of the hunger-arousing hormone ________ and decreases levels of the hunger-suppressing hormone ________.

ghrelin, leptin

Sensory experiences that occur without an external sensory stimulus are called

hallucinations

Jeremias is employed as a parts inspector during the night shift at an automotive factory. He often has trouble falling asleep and most days does not get enough rest. This increases the likelihood that he will develop all of the following EXCEPT

hypertension

A substance/medication-induced disorder is

in which drug use causes changes that resemble a psychological disorder such as depression

The biopsychosocial approach to disordered drug use includes all of the following influences on drug use EXCEPT ________ influences.

inoculation

Nadia usually drinks a cup of coffee when she wakes up each morning. This morning she is out of coffee. What can she do to get a similar effect without having coffee?

look at pictures of coffee

The change in brain chemistry that offsets the effects of a psychoactive drug is called

neuroadaption

Which of the following is the best advice for a person concerned about occasional insomnia?

relax and drink a glass of milk before bedtime

June is at a research conference and is browsing through a poster session when a title catches her eye. Reading carefully about the new research described in the poster, June is engaged in

sequential processing

Multiplying two large numbers by consciously focusing on and solving each subcomponent of the task in serial order best illustrates

sequential processing

The rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during N2 sleep are called

sleep spindles

Sleep deprivation ________ the production of body fat by ________ levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

stimulates, increasing

Fifty-year-old Wayne insists that he never dreams. Research suggests that he probably

would report a vivid dream if he were awakened during REM sleep

Hypnagogic sensations are most closely associated with ________ sleep.

N1

Jennifer and Sam both consume alcohol casually with friends. Which of the two is more likely to become addicted faster and is at risk for physical damage with lower consumption levels of alcohol?

Jennifer

An altered state of consciousness similar to that of a near-death experience is most likely to result from the use of

LSD

REM rebound involves the

the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation