Question 1

The need to take a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a craving
B)  tolerance
C)  obsessive compulsion
D)  physical dependence

Question 2

Circadian rhythms are controlled by the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pineal gland
B)  suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) 
C)  thalamus
D)  hippocampus

Question 3

Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis CANNOT do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypnosis cannot create amnesia.
B)  Hypnosis cannot regress people back to childhood.
C)  Hypnosis cannot alter sensory perceptions.
D)  Hypnosis cannot improve memory.

Question 4

What used to be called "the gentle tyrant"?

Accepted Answer

A)  drugs
B)  dreams
C)  sleep
D)  meditation

Question 5

Our awareness of various mental processes,such as making decisions,daydreaming,reflecting,and concentrating,is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  consciousness
B)  creativity
C)  intelligence
D)  self-awareness

Question 6

You find it hard to sleep due to your roommate's sleeping behavior.She snores quite a bit and at times it sounds as though she has great difficulty breathing.Your roommate may have ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep apnea
B)  night terrors
C)  nightmares
D)  narcolepsy

Question 7

Interpretation of the ________ content of a dream is expected to reveal the ________ content.

Accepted Answer

A)  latent;manifest
B)  manifest;latent
C)  manifest;sublimated
D)  metaphorical;denotative

Question 8

Drugs that speed up the functioning of the nervous system are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulants
B)  depressants
C)  narcotics
D)  psychogenics

Question 9

Which of the following indicators reflects the possibility of physical dependence?

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessing about a drug
B)  getting caught with a drug
C)  abusing a drug
D)  drug tolerance

Question 10

We spend about one-fifth of our lives in slee

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following stages of sleep is marked by the production of very slow delta waves?

Accepted Answer

A)  REM
B)  N1 (R&K Stage 1) 
C)  N2 (R&K Stage 2) 
D)  N3 (R&K Stages 3 and 4)

Question 12

A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss.At the end of the journey,the boss gets off the train at a terminal.The therapist suggests that the "terminal" in the dream indicates an unconscious desire by the client to "terminate" his boss.This desire to terminate the boss,if it exists,would reflect what Freud called the ________ content of the dream.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary
B)  manifest
C)  secondary
D)  latent

Question 13

Mental activities that differ noticeably from normal waking consciousness are known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hyperconsciousness
B)  unconscious states
C)  relaxed wakefulness
D)  altered states of consciousness

Question 14

You meet a psychologist who says she views hypnosis from the social-cognitive perspective.Which of the following is the best description of what her view of hypnosis would be?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no hypnotized person role;hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness.
B)  There is no hypnotized person role;hypnosis is not an altered state of consciousness.
C)  People play the role of a hypnotized person;hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness.
D)  People play the role of a hypnotized person;hypnosis is not an altered state of consciousness.

Question 15

Which of the following individuals is most likely to sleepwalk?

Accepted Answer

A)  a 10-year-old child
B)  a 24-year-old adult
C)  a 44-year-old adult
D)  a 74-year-old adult

Question 16

Daydreaming,meditation,intoxication,sleep,and hypnosis are all types of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-awareness
B)  self-absorption
C)  waking consciousness
D)  altered states of consciousness

Question 17

A sleep disorder characterized by difficulty in falling asleep or remaining asleep throughout the night is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  somnambulism
B)  cataplexy
C)  narcolepsy
D)  insomnia

Question 18

According to Sigmund Freud,the important underlying meaning of our dreams is found in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  deep content
B)  latent content
C)  manifest content
D)  subliminal content

Question 19

All of the following are signs of physical dependence related to cocaine EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  compulsivity
B)  loss of control
C)  disregard for consequences of use
D)  obsessing about where to buy it

Question 20

Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I have difficulty getting to sleep."
B)  "I don't have an adverse reaction to sleeping pills."
C)  "I sometimes suddenly fall asleep in the middle of a conversation."
D)  "When I get up in the morning,I have the feeling that I had really bad nightmares."

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According to Sigmund Freud,the important underlying meaning of our dreams is found in the ________.

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Which of the following indicators reflects the possibility of physical dependence?

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Circadian rhythms are controlled by the ________.

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What used to be called "the gentle tyrant"?

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Mental activities that differ noticeably from normal waking consciousness are known as ________.

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We spend about one-fifth of our lives in slee

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Interpretation of the content of a dream is expected to reveal the content.

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Daydreaming,meditation,intoxication,sleep,and hypnosis are all types of ________.

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Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis CANNOT do?

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Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

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Which of the following stages of sleep is marked by the production of very slow delta waves?

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A sleep disorder characterized by difficulty in falling asleep or remaining asleep throughout the night is ________.

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The need to take a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms is called ________.

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You find it hard to sleep due to your roommate's sleeping behavior.She snores quite a bit and at times it sounds as though she has great difficulty breathing.Your roommate may have ________.

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Which of the following individuals is most likely to sleepwalk?

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Drugs that speed up the functioning of the nervous system are called ________.

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Our awareness of various mental processes,such as making decisions,daydreaming,reflecting,and concentrating,is called ________.

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All of the following are signs of physical dependence related to cocaine EXCEPT ________.

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You meet a psychologist who says she views hypnosis from the social-cognitive perspective.Which of the following is the best description of what her view of hypnosis would be?

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According to Sigmund Freud,the important underlying meaning of our dreams is found in the ________.

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Which of the following indicators reflects the possibility of physical dependence?

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Circadian rhythms are controlled by the ________.

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What used to be called "the gentle tyrant"?

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Mental activities that differ noticeably from normal waking consciousness are known as ________.

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We spend about one-fifth of our lives in slee

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Interpretation of the ________ content of a dream is expected to reveal the ________ content.

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Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis CANNOT do?

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Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

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Which of the following stages of sleep is marked by the production of very slow delta waves?

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Which of the following individuals is most likely to sleepwalk?

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