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As defined by the text, consciousness includes which of the following?
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A) focused attention B) sleeping C) hypnosis
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Which of the following is NOT true regarding our circadian rhythm?
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C) People who are "morning types" are more vulnerable to depression.
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Which of the following best illustrates dual processing?
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D) While listening to the symphony, Marisol concentrates on what the pianist plays while automatically responding to the tempo and theme of the overall performance.
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Sleep spindles predominate during which stage of sleep?
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C) NREM-2
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During which stage of sleep does the body experience increased heart rate, rapid breathing, and genital arousal?
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D) REM sleep
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The sleep cycle is approximately ________ minutes.
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90
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The effects of chronic sleep deprivation include A) suppression of the immune system. B) diminished productivity. C) depression. D) all of these effects.
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D) all of these effects.
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One effect of sleeping pills is to
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decrease REM sleep.
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Cocaine and crack produce a euphoric rush by
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blocking the reuptake of dopamine in brain cells.
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Which of the following is classified as a depressant?
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alcohol
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Which of the following preventive measures would have the greatest impact on average life expectancy?
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eliminating smoking
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Which of the following statements concerning hypnosis is true?
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Hypnosis is in part an extension of the division between conscious awareness and automatic behavior.
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People who heard unusual phrases prior to sleep were awakened each time they began REM sleep. The fact that they remembered less the next morning provides support for the ________ theory of dreaming.
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information-processing
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According to Freud, dreams are
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a symbolic fulfillment of erotic wishes.
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Psychoactive drugs affect behavior and perception through
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alteration of neural activity in the brain.
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All of the following are common misconceptions about addiction, except the statement that
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biological factors place some individuals at increased risk for addiction.
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At its beginning, psychology focused on the study of
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consciousness
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Which of the following is NOT a theory of dreaming mentioned in the text?
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Dreaming is an attempt to escape from social stimulation.
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The sleep-waking cycles of young people who stay up too late typically are ________ hours in duration.
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25
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The lowest rates of drug use among high school seniors is reported by
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African-Americans
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Which of the following statements regarding REM sleep is true?
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REM sleep deprivation results in a REM rebound.
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The perceptual error in which we fail to see an object when our attention is directed elsewhere is
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inattentional blindness.
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Because they have less of a stomach enzyme that digests alcohol ________ can become addicted to alcohol more readily than ________ do.
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girls and young women; boys and young men
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A person whose EEG shows a high proportion of alpha waves is most likely
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awake and relaxed.
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Circadian rhythms are the
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regular body cycles that occur on a 24-hour schedule.
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A person who requires increasing amounts of a drug in order to feel its effect is said to have developed
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tolerance
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a biological rhythm?
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sudden sleep attacks during the day
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Which of the following is characteristic of REM sleep?
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genital arousal
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Which of the following is NOT a stimulant?
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alcohol
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Hypnotic responsiveness is
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greater when people are led to expect it.
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According to Hilgard, hypnosis is
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a dissociation between different levels of consciousness.
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Which of the following was NOT cited in the text as evidence that heredity influences alcohol use?
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Children whose parents abuse alcohol have a lower tolerance for multiple alcoholic drinks taken over a short period of time.
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As a form of therapy for relieving problems such as drug addiction, hypnosis is
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ineffective
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Which of the following is usually the most powerful determinant of whether teenagers begin using drugs?
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peer influence
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THC is the major active ingredient in
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marijuana
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Those who believe that hypnosis is a social phenomenon argue that "hypnotized" individuals are
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merely acting out a role.
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Consciousness is defined in the text as
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our awareness of ourselves and our environment.
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I am a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen that produces euphoria and social intimacy by triggering the release of dopamine and serotonin. What am I?
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MDMA
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According to one physiological theory, dreaming represents
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the brain's efforts to integrate unrelated bursts of activity in visual brain areas with the emotional tone provided by limbic system activity.
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How a particular psychoactive drug affects a person depends on A) the dosage and form in which the drug is taken. B) the user's expectations and personality. C) the situation in which the drug is taken. D) all of these conditions.
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D) all of these conditions.
