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1

A college student studying for a test is so focused that she does not hear the CD player in the next room or her roommate's telephone conversation is exhibiting
A)controlled processes
B)automatic processes
C)stream of consciousness
D)unconscious thought
2

While sitting in class, a college student's mind wanders and she begins to imagine beginning her first job after graduation. This is an example of
A)daydreaming
B)a controlled process
C)waking subconscious awareness
D)unconscious thought
3

The area of the brain important in sleep and arousal is the
A)corpus callosum
B)amygdala
C)reticular formation
D)hippocampus
4

The deepest stage of sleep is characterized by
A)alpha waves
B)beta waves
C)delta waves
D)theta waves
5

People who have difficulty falling asleep at night, but who also wake up very early are suffering from
A)nightmares
B)sleep walking
C)night terrors
D)insomnia
6

A woman notices that her husband stops breathing for short periods during the night and frequently complains of being tired during the day. The husband is suffering from
A)narcolepsy
B)sleep apnea
C)nightmares
D)somnambulism
7

A college student who has several papers due at the end of the term is having recurring dreams about missing the school bus when he was a child. The latent content of these dreams is
A)missing the bus
B)the bus itself
C)his mother's anger when he missed the bus
D)fear of missing a deadline for one of his papers
8

During sleep our conscious experience is driven by internal stimuli that results primarily from spontaneous neural activity in the
A)medulla
B)hippocampus
C)reticular formation
D)frontal lobe
9

A college student writing a term paper would find the most research support for the effectiveness of hypnosis in the area of
A)pain control
B)smoking cessation
C)controlling overeating
D)recalling repressed memories
10

A person who has used alcohol for so long that he now experiences pain and intense cravings has developed
A)tolerance
B)physical dependence
C)resistance
D)psychological dependence
11

A college student who attempts suicide is most likely to use
A)a barbiturate
B)an opiate
C)a tranquilizer
D)an amphetamine
12

A college student taking a heavy course load and working 30 hours per week has been feeling tired and lacks energy. This student might be expected to try to obtain
A)a barbiturate
B)an opiate
C)a tranquilizer
D)an amphetamine
13

Short term effects of nicotine include
A)decreased alertness
B)decreased attention span
C)increased anxiety
D)increased pain tolerance
14

A cancer patient experiencing nausea from chemotherapy would benefit from
A)heroin
B)crack cocaine
C)marijuana
D)MDMA
15

A person in an altered state of consciousness in which time seems to have slowed and objects appear in brilliant, flashing colors has taken
A)an amphetamine
B)a hallucinogen
C)an opiate
D)a barbiturate





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