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Ch. 4 Test
Due Date: 10/26/2018
Subject: Psychology

Name _____________________________________________________________

 

Chapter 4 - Quick Quiz 1

 

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

a) consciousness                                                  c) intelligence

b) creativity                                                          d) self-awareness

 

2. Which of the following is a result of sleep deprivation?

a) improved mental functioning                       c) hyperalertness

b) irritability                                                          d) talkativeness

 

3. Sleep spindles appear during ______ sleep.                                                                                                              

             a) stage 1                                                              c) stage 4

             b) stage 2                                                                 d) REM

               

4. REM behavior disorder results from _________________.

a) too much sleep

b) not enough sleep

c) failure of the brain mechanisms to block brain signals to the muscles

d) deterioration of the medial hypothalamus

                       

5. Mary is having insomnia. Which piece of advice would you give to help her deal with it?

a) Take sleeping pills.

b) Keep a clock by your bed and calculate how much sleep you are not getting.

c) Study in bed and then go immediately to sleep.

d) Do not do anything but sleep in your bed.

 

6. A sleep disorder that may require the use of a machine to force air gently into the nasal passages is called ________________.

a) sleep apnea                                                    c) narcolepsy

b) insomnia                                                        d) cataplexy

 

7. The key to inducing hypnosis seems to be related to ________________.

a) the gender of the person doing the hypnotizing

b) education

c) state of suggestibility

d) time of day

 

8. Mr. Russell needs more of the prescription drug he has been using to get the pain relief he got when he first started. He is experiencing _______________.

a) drug tolerance                                                  c) withdrawal

b) drug detoxification                                           d) overdrawal

 

9. Morphine and heroin duplicate the action of ____________.

a) endorphins                                                     c) cigarettes

b) alcohol                                                          d) LSD

 

10. Mescaline comes from ____________.

a) weeds                                                              c) a poppy plant

b) the peyote cactus                                             d) a virus


Name _____________________________________________________________

 

Chapter 4 - Quick Quiz 2

 

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

______.   

a) hyperconsciousness                                                       

b) unconscious states

c) relaxed wakefulness

d) altered states of consciousness

 

12. Processing that does not require your full attention is called ________.          

a) delusional processing                                                     c) explicit processing

b) implicit processing                                                          d) effortful processing

 

13. A cycle of bodily rhythm that is approximately 24 hours long is called a(n) ______ rhythm.    

a) hypnotic                                                                           c) diurnal

b) circadian                                                                           d) ultradian

            

14. Your friend Karl has experienced excessive daytime sleepiness. He is talking with you and

suddenly falls to the ground. Karl is probably suffering from ____________.

a) narcolepsy                                                                    c) REM rebound

b) parasomnia                                                                   d) sleep apnea

 

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

             a) latent; manifest                                                                        c) manifest; sublimated

             b) manifest; latent                                                                        d) metaphorical; denotative

 

16. Which of the following statements concerning hypnosis is correct?

a) The hypnotist is always in control.

b) A hypnotized person is in an involuntary condition of suggestion.

c) People will do things they would not ordinarily do when under hypnosis.

d) A person who is under hypnosis is really in control of his or her behavior.

 

17. Nicotine is a ______________.

            a) stimulant                                                                         c) narcotic

            b) depressant                                                                      d) psychogenic drug

 

18. Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

             a) cocaine                                                                    c) heroin

             b) alcohol                                                                    d) marijuana

 

19. Which of the following neurotransmitters are associated with alcohol?

a) GABA                                                                c) endorphins

b) acetylcholine                                                      d) adrenalin

 

20. You would be unlikely to find a bar selling alcoholic drinks in ____________.

             a) Scotland                                                                  c) Saudi Arabia

             b) the United States                                                   d) France