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States of Consciousness // AP Psychology

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Traveling in a jet plane form California to New York is most likely to
- disrupt your circadian rhythms
- prevent the onset of REM sleep
- stimulate your parasympathetic nervous system
- induce delta brain waves
- cause withdrawal symptoms
Of the following, which does your hypothalamus regulate over the course of 24 hours using your circadian rhythm? I. body temperature, II. Hormonal levels, III. Memory of the day’s events.
- I only
- II only
- III only
- I and II only
- I, II, and III
Which has enabled psychologist to learn the most about sleep processes over the last 50 years?
- psychopharmacology
- lesions
- EEGs
- CT scans
- MRI
After her bridal shower, a young woman dreamed that she was dining with her parents when a young guy grabbed her wallet containing her driver's license, credit cards, cash, and family pictures. She awoke in a cold sweat. After discussing the dream with a friend, she realized that she felt anxious about losing her identity in her approaching marriage. The underlying meaning of her dream related to losing her identity represents the:
- manifest content
- latent content
- ego
- activation-synthesis theory
- cognitive analysis
REM sleep, generally an "active" state of sleep, is accompanied by which of the following paradoxes?
- Slowed heart rate
- Slowed respiration rate
- Lowered blood pressure
- Paralyzed muscle tone
- Reduced eye movements
Physical cravings for a drug and unpleasant reactions when the drug is withheld are signs of
- drug tolerance
- psychological dependence
- emotional dependence
- physical addiction
- mental dissociation
Research suggests that the two most basic states of sleep are
- alpha sleep and beta sleep.
- light sleep and deep sleep.
- alpha and delta sleep
- REM sleep and non-REM sleep.
- REM sleep and paradoxical sleep
Night terrors (different from nightmares) most often occur during
- NREM-1
- NREM-2
- NREM-3
- REM Stage
- Drowsy Sleep
A sleep disturbance characterized by snoring, short silences, and gasps for air is called
- sleep apnea
- narcolepsy
- somnambulism
- insomnia
- night terrors
Which of the following is the correct order of the cycles of sleep?
- 1, 2, 3, REM, 1, 2, 3, REM
- 1, 2, 3, REM, 2, REM, 2, REM
- REM, 1,1,3,2,3,2,1
- 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, REM, 1, 2, 3,
According to Freud, the manifest content of a dream refers to
- whether the dream is in color or black and white.
- the emotional tone of the dream.
- the story line of the dream.
- the symbolic meaning of the dream.
- the setting of the dream.
According to Freud, if you become aware of your unconscious thoughts
- you would become quite violent.
- there would be too much information for you to process.
- you would experience physical symptoms of illness.
- you could function in a more healthy manner.
- it would cause you extreme anxiety.
Deprivation of REM sleep results in ________ during the next evening’s sleep.
- reduced problem solving
- REM rebound
- reduced REM sleep
- reduced coordination
- All of the above are correct
Which of the following best describes a characteristic of stage 2 for sleep?
- sleep paralysis
- sleep walking
- sleep talking
- dreaming
- sleep spindles
Changes that occur daily in our consciousness that contribute to how alert we are at any during the day are controlled by
- dream analysis
- our interests.
- circadian rhythms.
- biological tides.
- our genotypes.
- daydreaming.
The psychoactive effect of smoking cannabis is due to an action of________ on the brain.
- opium
- codeine
- THC
- valium
- PCP
The phenomenon by which a constant drug dose produces smaller effects with repeated administration is termed
- tolerance.
- activation—synthesis.
- physiological dependence.
- psychological dependence.
- drug withdrawal.
While in the REM phase of sleep,
- you may sleep walk and sleep talk.
- you are likely to act out your dreams.
- your mental activity focuses on ordinary daily events.
- you experience sleep spindles.
- your voluntary muscles are immobilized in sleep paralysis.
________ is the view that the mind makes a coherent story out of spontaneous brain stem discharges.
- The behavioristic approach
- The psychoanalytic perspective
- The humanistic model
- The homeostatic approach
- The activation synthesis dream model
Sleep paralysis typically occurs in people who are
- over the age of 65
- woken up while sleepwalking
- in the R.E.M. stage of sleep
- snoring