Exam 5: States of Consciousness

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Alcohol has a powerful impact on the bra...

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A) depressants
B) stimulants
C) hallucinogens
D) amphetamines

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A) arousal
B) awareness
C) intuition
D) insight

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A) somnambulism.
B) the use of opiates.
C) hypnosis.
D) meditation.

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A) sleep apneA.
B) narcolepsy.
C) night terrors.
D) sleep deprivation syndrome.

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A) It is the state where an individual becomes secretive about taking a drug.
B) It is an altered state of consciousness in which an individual is unusually receptive to suggestions.
C) It is the physical or psychological dependence,or both,on a drug.
D) It refers to the state where a person can live comfortably without a drug for prolonged periods.

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A) periodic renewal of conditioned responses to unconditioned stimuli.
B) daily behavioral or physiological cycles.
C) periodic changes in the rate of executive function.
D) alternation of states of awareness from lack of consciousness to automatic consciousness.

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A) in the deepest level of sleep.
B) dreaming.
C) in a hypnagogic state.
D) waking up.

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A) Opiates
B) Amphetamines
C) Steroids
D) Hallucinogens

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A) Cory should attend a hypnosis session.
B) Cory should take as much rest as possible.
C) Cory should enroll in a meditation program.
D) Cory should start consuming sedatives to combat the pain.

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A) melatonin
B) growth hormone
C) cortisol
D) prolactin

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A) among older adults.
B) during non-REM sleep.
C) due to sleep apnea.
D) within an hour of falling asleep.

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A) his body time is out of phase with clock time.
B) he is in an altered state of consciousness.
C) he is in a state of incubation.
D) he is experiencing controlled processing.

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A) The theory rests on the idea that dreams are essentially conscious noncognitive processing.
B) According to the theory,there is an essential search for the hidden,symbolic content of dreams.
C) According to the theory,dreams are viewed as dramatizations of general life concerns that are similar to relaxed daydreams.
D) According to the theory,very unusual aspects of dreams-such as odd activities,strange images,and sudden scene shifts-cannot be understooD.

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A) hypnosis can block sensory input.
B) the hypnotized person behaves the way he or she believes that a hypnotized person should behave.
C) hypnosis involves the retention of a single state of consciousness.
D) consciousness has a hidden part that stays in contact with reality and feels pain while another part of consciousness feels no pain.

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A) delta waves.
B) alpha waves.
C) sleep spindles.
D) rapid eye movements.

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A) results from the brain's attempts to find logic in random brain activity.
B) occurs when the cerebral cortex synthesizes neural signals from activity in the lower part of the brain.
C) involves information processing and memory.
D) requires that conscious experience during sleep be predominantly driven by internally generated stimuli.

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