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Which of the following occurs in a person with substance use disorder?


A) The person must exhibit six or more symptoms.
B) The person continues to use the drug despite possible physical risk.
C) The person feels powerless to overcome the disorder.
D) Neuroadaptation does not occur.

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Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Schultz didn't perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates


A) narcolepsy.
B) blindsight.
C) neuroadaptation.
D) selective attention.

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Direct stimulation of the motor cortex would most likely result in


A) feelings of anger.
B) acceleration of heartbeat.
C) a sensation of being touched on the arm.
D) movement of the mouth and lips.

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One study of long-haul truck drivers showed that they were at 23 times greater risk of a collision while texting. This best illustrates the impact of


A) the pop-out phenomenon.
B) hypnagogic sensations.
C) selective attention.
D) REM rebound.

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According to Freud, people dream in order to


A) give expression to personally threatening drives and wishes.
B) prepare themselves for the challenges of the following day.
C) strengthen their memories of the preceding day's events.
D) accomplish all of these goals.

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Nicotine calms anxiety and diminishes sensitivity to pain by triggering the release of


A) epinephrine.
B) dopamine.
C) MDMA.
D) THC.

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Identical twins separated at birth and raised in completely different home environments would be most likely to have similar


A) moral values.
B) religious beliefs.
C) personality traits.
D) political attitudes.

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Research on sleep patterns indicates that


A) older adults and newborns have very similar sleep patterns.
B) different sleep patterns reflect differences in latent dream content.
C) everyone needs a minimum of 8 hours of sleep per night to function well.
D) sleep patterns may be genetically influenced.

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Our inability to consciously process all the sensory information available to us at any single point in time best illustrates the necessity of


A) circadian rhythms.
B) selective attention.
C) REM rebound.
D) hypnagogic sensations.

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Nicotine triggers a(n) ________ in blood pressure and a(n) ________ in pain sensitivity.


A) increase; decrease
B) increase; increase
C) decrease; decrease
D) decrease; increase

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Which of the following helps to restore and repair neurons following the body's production of excess free radicals?


A) selective attention
B) dissociation
C) postural sway
D) sleep

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A visual perception track enables most people to recognize objects at nearly the same time that a visual action track enables them to avoid bumping into the objects. This best illustrates


A) neuroadaptation.
B) change blindness.
C) dual processing.
D) blindsight.

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The activity of the hypothalamus most directly influences


A) thirst.
B) muscular coordination.
C) memory.
D) vision.

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Which brain structure is of central importance for control of your heartbeat and breathing?


A) thalamus
B) medulla
C) hippocampus
D) nucleus accumbens

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Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by the


A) corpus callosum.
B) motor cortex.
C) limbic system.
D) reticular formation.

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The use of barbiturates ________ anxiety and ________ nervous system activity.


A) increases; decreases
B) decreases; increases
C) decreases; decreases
D) increases; increases

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After Terry lost a finger in an industrial accident, the area of his sensory cortex devoted to receiving input from that finger gradually became very responsive to sensory input from his adjacent fingers. This best illustrates


A) reuptake.
B) neurogenesis.
C) plasticity.
D) tomography.

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Which of the following drugs is most likely to produce a euphoric high and feelings of social intimacy?


A) Seconal
B) opium
C) Ecstasy
D) marijuana

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Our inability to fall asleep early, as we had planned, is most likely a reflection of


A) dissociation.
B) narcolepsy.
C) the circadian rhythm.
D) sleep apnea.

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Information travels from the spinal cord to the brain through


A) interneurons.
B) the somatic nervous system.
C) adrenal glands.
D) the sympathetic nervous system.

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