Question 1

Tests of memory and reasoning ability might underestimate the capacities of older adults if the research is done:

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A)   early in the morning.
B)   in the late afternoon or evening.
C)   immediately after mild physical activity.
D)   during the summer.

Question 2

According to the activation-synthesis theory, dreaming is

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A)   a manifestation of a person's unconscious thought and motives.
B)   your brain's attempt to prevent or decrease PGO waves.
C)   a time of memory consolidation and removal.
D)   your brain's effort to make sense of spontaneous sensory activity.

Question 3

What do sleepwalking and night terrors have in common?

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A)   They are both fairly common in children, but decline with age.
B)   They both occur during REM sleep.
C)   They are both associated with a circadian rhythm that is out of synchrony with the outside world.
D)   They both become more likely with increasing age.

Question 4

In 1965 a high-school student, Randy Gardner, stayed awake 11 days for a science fair project. What effect did this experience have on him?

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A)   Gardner suffered from severe visual and auditory hallucinations during the final days of his project.
B)   Once he was allowed to sleep, Gardner slept for 5 consecutive days and nights.
C)   Gardner suffered permanent intellectual impairment.
D)   Gardner suffered no serious psychological consequences.

Question 5

Biological rhythms of wakefulness and sleepiness are controlled by?

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A)   receptors attached to the muscles.
B)   the amount of light currently striking the receptors.
C)   a small area in the brain.
D)   the adrenal gland.

Question 6

Which of the following is most likely to occur during sleep?

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A)   The brain engages in some restorative processes during sleep.
B)   REM sleep is likely to happen just as we fall asleep.
C)   Animals with few predators will spend less time sleeping so they can hunt.
D)   People will only experience about two cycles of sleep in an eight-hour sleep period.

Question 7

Which kinds of animals tend to sleep more than others?

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A)   predators
B)   tropical animals
C)   hoofed animals
D)   rodents

Question 8

People who consistently work on the night shift (midnight to 8 a.m.)  may or may not fully adjust their circadian rhythms to this schedule. Which of the following would be most likely to help people adjust their rhythms?

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A)   complete silence while sleeping during the day
B)   social activity while at work at night
C)   bright lights while at work at night
D)   loud music while at work at night

Question 9

Nightmares occur mostly during __________ sleep; night terrors occur during __________ sleep.

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A)   REM...REM
B)   non-REM...non-REM
C)   non-REM...REM
D)   REM...non-REM

Question 10

The subjective experience of perceiving oneself and other entities is known as

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A)   assimilation.
B)   consciousness.
C)   the mind-brain problem.
D)   attribution.

Question 11

If a hypnotized person is told not to feel pain during surgery without anesthesia, which of the following outcomes is most likely?

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A)   The pain sensations still occur, but they are not emotionally distressing.
B)   The pain receptors do not respond to the cuts.
C)   The pain receptors carry a message as far as the spinal cord, but the message stops in the spinal cord.
D)   The person feels the same pain as any nonhypnotized person, and reacts to it as strongly.

Question 12

Research on dreams in children under 5 has found that

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A)   these children dream mostly during NREM instead of REM sleep.
B)   these children less than the age of five often report vivid and complex dreams.
C)   these children report vivid dreams in fewer than half their REM awakenings.
D)   the amount of time spent in REM sleep steadily increases as one age.

Question 13

Research on whether we dream in color has found that people awakened during REM sleep report that

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A)   their dreams are almost always in black and white.
B)   their dreams are in color at least half the time.
C)   their dreams are almost always in color.
D)   most dreams have only one color, usually red.

Question 14

People suffering from narcolepsy:

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A)   get sleepy in the middle of the day.
B)   walk and talk in their sleep.
C)   find it difficult to breathe while sleeping.
D)   find it difficult to wake up in the morning.

Question 15

Hypnosis has been used to help people remember things. These memories

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A)   are extremely accurate.
B)   often include things that the hypnotized person has made up.
C)   are quite accurate under hypnosis, but become mixed with fantasy when the person comes out of hypnosis.
D)   are very accurate if they involve the person's childhood; otherwise they are not accurate.

Question 16

Unlike young people, nearly all people over the age of sixty-five are

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A)   equally alert at all times.
B)   evening people.
C)   morning people.
D)   no longer alert at any time of day.

Question 17

Why is it impossible for sleepwalking to occur during REM sleep?

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A)   The postural muscles are so relaxed that they would not support a person.
B)   The heart rate is so slow that there would not be enough blood flowing to the large muscle.
C)   The part of the brain that is responsible for movement becomes inactive.
D)   The EEG shows too much spontaneous activity for specific muscles to be stimulated.

Question 18

When memory tests are given to people of various ages at different times of the day, researchers have found that

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A)   young adults do about the same as older adults in the morning.
B)   young adults do considerably worse than older adults late in the day.
C)   young adults and older adults do about the same late in the day.
D)   older adults do considerably better than young adults in the morning.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a common dream theme?

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A)   misfortune
B)   apprehension or fear
C)   finding money
D)   being a victim of aggression

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a common dream theme?

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A)   falling or being chased
B)   things going wrong
C)   being naked or otherwise embarrassed
D)   watching television

Exam 10: Consciousness

Which kinds of animals tend to sleep more than others?

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Nightmares occur mostly during __________ sleep; night terrors occur during __________ sleep.

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What do sleepwalking and night terrors have in common?

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The subjective experience of perceiving oneself and other entities is known as

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Which of the following is NOT a common dream theme?

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Hypnosis has been used to help people remember things. These memories

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Tests of memory and reasoning ability might underestimate the capacities of older adults if the research is done:

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Which of the following is most likely to occur during sleep?

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Biological rhythms of wakefulness and sleepiness are controlled by?

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According to the activation-synthesis theory, dreaming is

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Research on dreams in children under 5 has found that

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Which of the following is NOT a common dream theme?

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If a hypnotized person is told not to feel pain during surgery without anesthesia, which of the following outcomes is most likely?

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People suffering from narcolepsy:

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Unlike young people, nearly all people over the age of sixty-five are

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Research on whether we dream in color has found that people awakened during REM sleep report that

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In 1965 a high-school student, Randy Gardner, stayed awake 11 days for a science fair project. What effect did this experience have on him?

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Why is it impossible for sleepwalking to occur during REM sleep?

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When memory tests are given to people of various ages at different times of the day, researchers have found that

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People who consistently work on the night shift (midnight to 8 a.m.) may or may not fully adjust their circadian rhythms to this schedule. Which of the following would be most likely to help people adjust their rhythms?

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