Question 1

As we age we tend to sleep more, but the quality of that sleep is not as good as it was when we were younger.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

People who suffer from narcolepsy are often lazy and uninterested in work.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The negative impacts of shift work

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A)   are typically resolved within three months of resuming normal sleep patterns.
B)   are usually reversed after one full night of normal sleep.
C)   are usually reversed after three consecutive nights of normal sleep.
D)   can last for years, and some effects may be permanent.

Question 4

Three-year-old Adam lets out a piercing scream a few hours after he has fallen asleep. When his parents come to his room, Adam is sitting up in bed with his eyes open and in a state of panic, with a racing heart. Within 15 minutes, he has fallen back to sleep, and the next day he has no memory of the episode. Adam has experienced

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A)   a REM rebound.
B)   a sleep terror.
C)   an anxiety nightmare.
D)   an incubus nightmare.

Question 5

Psychoactive drugs

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A)   damage the user.
B)   alter mood, perception, or thought.
C)   are illegal.
D)   harm society.

Question 6

The most widely used psychoactive compound in the world is

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A)   alcohol.
B)   caffeine.
C)   marijuana.
D)   nicotine.

Question 7

Which of the following would not be likely to bring on a sleep attack in a narcoleptic?

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A)   walking on a treadmill
B)   lovemaking
C)   eating a big Thanksgiving dinner
D)   watching a hilarious movie

Question 8

Which of the following is not likely to happen if you go without sleep for two days?

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A)   You will hallucinate.
B)   You are less able to concentrate.
C)   You are likely to have microsleeps.
D)   You are easily irritated.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the typical content of dreams?

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A)   Dreams typically reflect the preoccupations of waking life.
B)   Dreams are typically focused on anxiety-provoking problems from daily life.
C)   Dreams are filled with remote and frightening images that we hide from consciousness.
D)   Dreams with pleasant contents are actually quite rare.

Question 10

Simone flew from Edmonton, Alberta, to London, England, two days ago. Since then, she has been feeling sleepy during the day but has had difficulty sleeping during the night. The probable reason for her difficulty is that

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A)   airline travel has temporarily disrupted her hypothalamus.
B)   she is exhausted from sight-seeing.
C)   her body clock is not synchronized with clock time.
D)   she has eaten meals at odd hours, disrupting her digestive system.

Question 11

Following REM deprivation, there is usually

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A)   an increase in REM sleep.
B)   a decrease in REM sleep.
C)   an absence of REM sleep.
D)   no change in the amount of REM sleep.

Question 12

How many different stages of NREM sleep have been identified?

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A)   two
B)   three
C)   one
D)   four

Question 13

After the first two sleep cycles, the sleeper will spend the rest of the night

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A)   dreaming.
B)   alternating between stage 2 and REM sleep.
C)   in slow-wave sleep.
D)   in Stages 2 and 3.

Question 14

Which of the following is Toni not likely to do under hypnosis?

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A)   smell or taste something that is not there
B)   become more suggestible
C)   reveal embarrassing secrets about her past
D)   fail to see or hear something that is occurring

Question 15

Which drugs boost energy, heighten alertness, and increase activity?

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A)   barbiturates
B)   stimulants
C)   hallucinogens
D)   alcoholic beverages

Question 16

Hobson's initial physiological view of dreaming is that dreams are simply the brain's attempt to make sense of

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A)   early childhood memories.
B)   the random firing of brain cells.
C)   distressing life events.
D)   our personal experiences.

Question 17

What are the momentary lapses from wakefulness into sleep that usually occur when a person has been sleep-deprived?

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A)   sleep insertion
B)   microsleeps
C)   rem intrusion
D)   momentary sleep reversal

Question 18

Sleep apnea can cause all of the following, except

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A)   heart problems.
B)   low blood pressure.
C)   excessive daytime sleepiness.
D)   death.

Question 19

In terms of sleep, adolescents

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A)   have the same sleep patterns as the elderly.
B)   typically require two more hours of sleep per night than they usually get.
C)   actually have the most problem in going to sleep.
D)   sleep longer hours than infants.

Question 20

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