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Understanding Psychology, 6/e

Robert S. Feldman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

States of Consciousness


1	Sleep spindles appear in
		A)	stage 1 sleep.
		B)	stage 2 sleep.
		C)	stage 3 sleep.
		D)	stage 4 sleep.


2	About ______________ percent of an adult's sleeping time is in REM sleep.
		A)	5
		B)	20
		C)	35
		D)	50


3	Which sleep disorder may be associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
		A)	sleepwalking
		B)	insomnia
		C)	narcolepsy
		D)	sleep apnea


4	People who suffer from seasonal affective disorder experience an increase in feelings of despair and hopelessness during the
		A)	summer.
		B)	fall.
		C)	winter.
		D)	spring.


5	Meditation often consists of the repetition of a(n)
		A)	mantra.
		B)	dream.
		C)	hallucination.
		D)	eye movement.


6	Nicotine is a
		A)	hallucinogen.
		B)	narcotic.
		C)	stimulant.
		D)	depressant.


7	The first phase of cocaine deprivation is
		A)	withdrawal.
		B)	extinction.
		C)	abstinence.
		D)	crash.


8	The "date rape drug" is
		A)	methadone.
		B)	rohypnol.
		C)	MDMA.
		D)	amphetamine.


9	What is the source for most of our knowledge of what occurs during sleep?
		A)	archival research
		B)	computerized axial tomography (CAT)
		C)	positron emission tomography (PET)
		D)	electroencephalogram (EEG)


10	Freud argued that if a person dreams of snakes and umbrellas, those objects actually represent male sex organs. In this example, snakes and umbrellas would be the
		A)	evidence for activation-synthesis theory.
		B)	manifest content of dreams.
		C)	latent content of dreams.
		D)	conscious wish for reptiles and rain.


11	Which of the following is a legitimate suggestion for overcoming insomnia?
		A)	Drink a glass of warm milk at bedtime.
		B)	Use sleeping pills.
		C)	Drink a glass of coffee or tea.
		D)	Choose alternate times to go to bed.


12	The issue of whether hypnosis represents a state of consciousness
		A)	in an "either-or" question.
		B)	is not really a psychological question.
		C)	has been settled.
		D)	is still a controversial one.


13	The category of narcotics includes which of the following drugs?
		A)	morphine
		B)	cocaine
		C)	LSD
		D)	barbiturates


14	Which of the following statements about alcohol is true?
		A)	Alcohol causes neurons to fire more slowly.
		B)	Alcohol produces a "high" through the neurotransmitter dopamine.
		C)	Like amphetamines, alcohol is a strong stimulant.
		D)	Alcohol is categorized as a narcotic.


15	Which of the following drugs produce vivid hallucinations?
		A)	barbiturates
		B)	heroin
		C)	"ecstasy"
		D)	amphetamines

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