Chapter 6: States of Consciousness
Multiple Choice Questions
Questions
- A dualist believes:
a. people have two personalities
b. life is better with a partner
c. there are two explanations for every behaviour
d. the mind is separate from the brain - Prolonged sleep deprivation can result in:
a. impaired driving
b. increased anxiety
c. memory problems
d. all of the above - Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 primary classes of psychoactive drugs?
a. stimulant
b. barbiturate
c. depressant
d. hallucinogen - How long does a circadian rhythm last?
a. about an hour
b. about a day
c. about a month
d. about a year - Which of the following is a depressant?
a. alcohol
b. nicotine
c. LSD
d. caffeine - From birth to adulthood, the amount of sleep we need per night:
a. increases
b. decreases
c. stays the same
d. decreases then increases - ________ waves are to wakefulness as ________ waves are to deep sleep.
a. alpha, beta
b. beta, delta
c. alpha, delta
d. beta, theta - What is another name for N3 stage sleep?
a. rapid eye movement sleep
b. beta wave sleep
c. dream sleep
d. slow wave sleep - Caffeine is to ________ as alcohol is to ________.
a. stimulant, depressant
b. stimulant, hallucinogen
c. stimulant, opioid
d. barbiturate, stimulant - What did Freud regard as the primary function of dreams?
a. enhanced cognition
b. wish fulfilment
c. memory suppression
d. enhanced self-esteem - The body’s primary circadian pacemaker is the:
a. pineal gland
b. hippocampus
c. suprachiasmatic nucleus
d. amygdala - According to the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming, dreams are triggered by the random firing of neurons in the:
a. right temporal lobe
b. suprachiasmatic nucleus
c. brain stem
d. hypothalamus - What is another name for hallucinogens?
a. poppies
b. psychedelics
c. epinephrine
d. stimulants - The term “hypnosis” is based on the Greek word for:
a. trance
b. drug
c. sleep
d. dream - Which is the odd one out?
a. opium
b. halcion
c. heroin
d. morphine - What did Freud call the hidden psychological content of a dream?
a. its manifest content
b. its literal content
c. its latent content
d. its soporific content - Which hormone helps us fall asleep?
a. nor-adrenalin
b. estrogen
c. oxytocin
d. melatonin - Which is the odd one out?
a. nicotine
b. alcohol
c. barbiturates
d. benzodiazepines - The appearance of sleep spindles on a sleeper’s EEG recording would indicate they are in:
a. REM sleep
b. N1 stage sleep
c. N2 stage sleep
d. N3 stage sleep - Which of the following is NOT a sleep disorder?
a. narcolepsy
b. somnambulism
c. sleep apnea
d. epilepsy - Which of the following is NOT associated with REM sleep?
a. decreased limbic system activity
b. increased heart rate
c. genital arousal
d. dreaming - If you were looking at an EEG recording of a sleeping person and noticed theta waves, which stage of sleep would that indicate?
a. REM
b. N1
c. N2
d. N3 - I am watching my friend sleep. If I want them to be able to tell me about their dreams I should wake them during:
a. REM
b. N1
c. N2
d. N3 - ________ increase activity in the CNS while ________ reduce it.
a. barbiturates, toxic inhalants
b. barbiturates, stimulants
c. stimulants, depressants
d. depressants, stimulants - ________ behaviour is to unconscious as ________ behaviour is to conscious.
a. normal, abnormal
b. idiopathic, nomothetic
c. automatic, controlled
d. moral, immoral - When it comes to a drug’s “safety ratio” the bigger the ratio the, ________ drug.
a. more dangerous
b. less dangerous
c. more expensive
d. less expensive - Taking a stimulant will probably cause:
a. an increase in blood sugar
b. constricted pupils
c. increased GABA production
d. all of the above - Hallucinogens typically mimic which neurotransmitter?
a. GABA and acetylcholine
b. endorphins and dopamine
c. serotonin and epinephrine
d. dopamine and norepinephrine - ________ is defined as persistent difficulty falling or staying asleep.
a. apnea
b. narcolepsy
c. bruxism
d. insomnia - Which is the odd one out?
a. heroin
b. LSD
c. PCP
d. mescaline
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