Psychology Chapter 3-A

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The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every

90 minutes.

Which of the following is bad advice for a person trying to overcome insomnia?

Drink a glass of wine 15 minutes before bedtime.

Hypnagogic sensations are most closely associated with ________ sleep.

NREM-1

The brain waves associated with REM sleep are most similar to those of

NREM-1 sleep.

Bed-wetting is most likely to occur at the end of ________ sleep.

NREM-3

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

Genital arousal is most likely to be associated with

REM sleep

During the course of a full night's sleep, people are most likely to spend more time in

REM sleep than in NREM-1 sleep.

The occasional experience of sleep paralysis is most likely as you awaken from

REM sleep.

Nightmares are to ________ as night terrors are to ________.

REM sleep; NREM-3 sleep

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

Relax and drink a glass of milk before bedtime.

When 909 working women reported on their daily moods, researchers noted that less time pressure at work mattered ________ and a good night's sleep mattered ________.

a lot; a lot

Circadian rhythm refers to

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

Jordanna has decided to go to bed early. Although her eyes are closed and she's very relaxed, she has not yet fallen asleep. An EEG is most likely to indicate the presence of

alpha waves.

A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it is known as

blindsight.

When their attention is focused on a task such as reading, people are less likely to ________ than when their mind is wandering.

blink their eyes

During REM sleep, your skeletal muscles are relaxed because messages from the motor cortex are blocked by the

brainstem

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

change blindness.

Christy failed to notice that she received her ice cream in a sugar cone rather than a waffle cone as she had requested. She later indicated to another customer that she preferred sugar cones over waffle cones. Christy's behavior most clearly illustrates

choice blindness.

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.

With the approach of night, our body temperatures begin to drop. This best illustrates the dynamics of the

circadian rhythm.

Which specialty area would be most interested in identifying the cortical activation patterns associated with a person's perception of different objects?

cognitive neuroscience

A specialty area that focuses on the connections between brain activity and mental processes is known as

cognitive neuroscience.

Even if musically inclined, it is difficult to tap a steady three times with your left hand while tapping four times with your right hand because both tasks require

conscious attention.

At 1:00 A.M., Luis gets out of bed and begins to sleepwalk. An EEG of his brain activity is most likely to indicate the presence of

delta waves.

Sleep deprivation has been shown to

diminish immunity to disease.

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

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.

The simultaneous processing of information at both conscious and unconscious levels is called

dual processing

A visual perception track enables most people to recognize objects at nearly the same time that a visual action track enables them to avoid bumping into the objects. This best illustrates

dual processing.

Although we may be unaware of our gender prejudices, they often influence the way we consciously perceive males and females. This best illustrates

dual processing.

Shown the hollow face illusion, people will mistakenly perceive the inside of a mask as a protruding face. Yet, they will accurately reach into the inverted mask to flick off a buglike target stuck on the face. This best illustrates the capacity for

dual processing.

Night terrors typically occur

during NREM-3 sleep.

Narcolepsy is a disorder in which a person

experiences uncontrollable attacks of overwhelming sleepiness.

REM sleep is

facilitated by alcohol and inhibited by sleeping pills.

Bats need a lot of sleep because their high waking metabolism produces ________ that are toxic to neurons

free radicals

Bats need a lot of sleep because their high waking metabolism produces ________ that are toxic to neurons.

free radicals

Susan is a political cartoonist whose work requires her to think imaginatively and present ideas in visually novel ways. Her work is most likely to be facilitated by

full nights of sleep.

The best time for athletes to engage in heavy exercise workouts is

late afternoon or early evening.

If asked to watch a video and press a key each time a black-shirted player passed a basketball, most research participants remained unaware of an umbrella-toting woman strolling across the video screen. This illustrated

latent content

The activation of light-sensitive retinal proteins in our eyes signals our brains to decrease production of

melatonin

Compared with adults, children are

more likely to experience night terrors and more likely to experience sleepwalking.

During a heated argument with his teenage daughter, Mr. Reid suddenly lapsed into a state of REM sleep. Mr. Reid apparently suffers from

narcolepsy.

The absence of a hypothalamic neural center that produces orexin has been linked to

narcolepsy.

Particularly among men, sleep apnea is linked with

obesity

REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep because

our nervous system is highly active, while our voluntary muscles hardly move.

A capacity to monitor simultaneously the color, shape, and motion of an object best illustrates

parallel processing.

Exposure to bright light causes the

pineal gland to decrease the production of melatonin

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 process all the sensory information available to us at any single point in time best illustrates the necessity of

selective attention

Focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus is called

selective attention.

The cocktail party effect provides an example of

selective attention.

The pop-out phenomenon illustrates that some stimuli almost inevitably trigger

selective attention.

Consciousness is to unconsciousness as ________ is to ________

sequential processing; parallel processing

An air pump that keeps the sleeper's airway open and breathing regular is often prescribed for serious cases of

sleep apnea

In which of the following disorders does the person repeatedly stop breathing while asleep?

sleep apnea

Mr. Oates always sleeps restlessly, snorting and gasping throughout the night. It is most likely that Mr. Oates suffers from

sleep apnea

Research on sleep patterns indicates that

sleep patterns may be genetically influenced.

The rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during NREM-2 sleep are called

sleep spindles

A periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness that involves distinct stages is known as

sleep.

Compared with unconscious information processing, conscious information processing is relatively

slow and especially effective for solving new problems

Neural activity that reenacts and promotes recall of prior novel experiences is most closely associated with

slow-wave sleep.

Production of the human growth hormone necessary for muscle development is most strongly associated with

slow-wave sleep.

Compared with when they were only 20 years old, 60-year-olds

spend less time in deep sleep.

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

stimulates; increasing

The circadian rhythm is influenced by light-sensitive retinal proteins that trigger signals to the

suprachiasmatic nucleus

When working an occasional night shift, people often feel groggiest in the middle of the night but experience new energy around the time they normally would wake up. This best illustrates the impact of

the circadian rhythm

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

Which of the following animals tend to sleep the least?

giraffes

Sensory experiences that occur without an external sensory stimulus are called

hallucinations.

After sleeping for about an hour and a half, José enters a phase of paradoxical sleep. He is likely to

have very relaxed muscles

Most college students are "owls," with performance ________ across the day. Most older adults are "larks," with performance ________ as the day progresses.

improving; declining

Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere is called

inattentional blindness

Traffic accident rates have been found to ________ after the spring change to daylight savings time and to ________ after the fall change back to standard time.

increase; decrease

People who regularly sleep less than normal experience a(n) ________ risk of depression and a(n) ________ risk of obesity.

increased; increased

A recurring difficulty in falling or staying asleep is called

insomnia.


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