Psychology Module 8 Final – Flashcards
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. Most college students are "owls" with performance ____ across the day. Most older adults are "larks" with performance ____ across the day.
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improving; declining
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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 to presence of
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alpha waves
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. Hypnagogic sensations are most closely associated with ____ sleep
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NREM-1
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. Bed-wetting is most likely to occur at the end of ___ sleep.
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NREM-3
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At 3:00 in the morning, John has already slept for four hours. As long as his sleep continues, we can expect an increasing occurrence of
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REM sleep
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. Genital arousal is most likely to be associated with
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REM sleep
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Our nervous system is highly active, while our voluntary muscles hardly move. Also known as REM sleep
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paradoxical sleep
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Three hours after going to sleep, Soshanna's heart rate increases, her breathing becomes more rapid, and her eyes move rapidly under her closed lids. Research suggests that she is
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dreaming
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The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every
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90 minutes
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. Sleep spindles predominate during which stage of sleep?
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NREM-2
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Which of the following statement regarding REM sleep is true?
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REM sleep deprivation results in a REM rebound
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. Sleep deprivation has been shown to
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diminish immunity to disease
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Sleep deprivation increases levels of the hunger-arousing hormone ___ and decreased levels of the hunger suppressing hormone ___
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ghrelin; leptin
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Production of the human growth hormone necessary for muscle development is most strongly associated with
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slow-wave sleep
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Susan is a political cartoonish who work requires her to think imaginatively and present ideas in visually novel ways. Her work is most likely to be facilitated by
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full nights of sleep
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Which of the following animals tend to sleep the least
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giraffes
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The circadian rhythm is influenced by light-sensitive retinal proteins that rigger signals to the
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suprachiasmatic nucleus
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. Which of the following is the best advice for a person concerned about occasional insomnia?
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relax and rink a glass of milk before bedtime
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A disorder where experiences uncontrollable attacks of overwhelming sleepiness
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narcolepsy
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An air pump that keeps the sleeper's airway open and breathing regular is often prescribed for serious cases of
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sleep apnea
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Nightmares are to ___ as night terrors are to ____
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REM sleep ; NREM-3 sleep
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More likely to experience night terrors and more likely to experience sleepwalking than adults
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children
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At 1:00 AM, Luis gets out of bed and begins to sleepwalk. An EEG of his brain activity is most likely to indicate the presence of
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delta waves
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People can not learn tape-recorded messaged to which they are repeatedly exposed if they are
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soundly asleep
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As Inge recalled her dream, she was dancing with a tall, dark, and handsome gentleman, when suddenly the music shifted to loud rock and the man disappeared. According to Frued, INge's account represents the ___ content of the dream
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manifest
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Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation?
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neural activation theory
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Narcolepsy is associated with a relative absence of a hypothalamic neural center that produces
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orexin
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Those who complain of insomnia typically ____ how long it actually takes the to fall asleep and ___ how long they actually slept.
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overestimate; underestimate
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The brain waves associated with REM sleep are most similar to those of
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NREM-1 or an awake or relaxed state
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The part of the brain called our biological clock because it regulates our sleep wake cycle is the ____
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hypothalamus
