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Grandma Betsy just called you and told you that she had spilled a gallon of forest green paint all over her new white carpet. Even though you did not see it, you were conscious of the image through


A) selective attention.
B) direct inner awareness.
C) preconscious.
D) automatic consciousness.

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As John drifts off to sleep, he sometimes experiences images of his old dog Freckles running around the yard. What is this an example of?


A) hypnagogic state
B) hypnotic state
C) hallucination
D) delusion

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Sally was instructed to behave as though she was hypnotized. She was able to successfully demonstrate the behavior attributed to the hypnotic trance. This would agree with the _____________ theory.


A) response set
B) role
C) neodissociation
D) posthypnotic

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Our continuing sense of self in the changing world


A) forms intentions.
B) guides its own behavior.
C) is nonconscious.
D) forms intentions and guides our behavior.

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Your husband just woke up, and he said he was having the most bizarre dream. What stage was he probably awakened during?


A) REM sleep
B) NREM sleep
C) paradoxical sleep
D) REM and paradoxical sleep

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__________ is a psychological construct related to sensory awareness of the environment.

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Of the following animals, which sleeps the least?


A) cat
B) rabbit
C) horse
D) cow

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Humans are capable of having direct inner awareness of


A) thoughts.
B) images.
C) immediate physical sensations.
D) thoughts and images.

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Fred says he smokes cigarettes because it helps him control his weight. Why may this be True?


A) People who smoke exercise more.
B) Nicotine depresses appetite.
C) Nicotine raises the body's metabolic rate.
D) Nicotine depresses appetite and raises the body's metabolic rate.

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Transcendental meditation always involves repeating a mantra to achieve a different state of consciousness.

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Nightmares are generally products of _______ sleep.


A) stage 2
B) stage 3
C) REM
D) stage 4

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We spend about one-third of our adult lives asleep.

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Heroin users often report


A) the high as a euphoric rush.
B) increased hunger.
C) increased sex drive.
D) all of these

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Users of LSD have reported all of the following EXCEPT


A) expansion of consciousness.
B) experiencing vivid, colorful hallucinations.
C) remembering great insights after it wears off.
D) flashbacks.

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A drug supplier boasted of having a drug that one could inject, snort, or even drink it in tea. What drug was he referring to?


A) cocaine
B) heroin
C) methylphenidate
D) none of these

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A characteristic cluster of withdrawal symptoms that results from sudden decrease in an addictive drug's level of usage is called _______ _______.

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Stimulants, such as amphetamines, are substances that act by increasing the activity of the


A) respiratory system.
B) nervous system.
C) cardiovascular system.
D) digestive system.

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Sleep deprivation negatively affects all of the following EXCEPT


A) concentration
B) learning and memory
C) driving skills
D) appetite

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What kind of drug is marijuana usually classified as?


A) depressant
B) stimulant
C) hallucinogen
D) opioid

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When Katrina chooses to stop thinking about the next psychology test during her big date, she is using repression.

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