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According to_____, the brain will create a chase drama if neurons are activated during REM sleep that tell the brain that the body is running, but the brain receives no feedback from the motionless legs.


A) Sigmund Freud
B) Hobson and McCarley
C) Fritz Perls
D) William Domhoff

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Freud's psychodynamic dream theory was based on the assumption that


A) dreams are a continuation of the events in our daily lives.
B) a person can learn to take control of their dreams through lucid dreaming.
C) the content of dreams has symbolic meaning.
D) dreams are nothing more than random neural impulses.

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Addictive drugs do all of the following EXCEPT


A) cause the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to be released, resulting in intensified feelings of pleasure.
B) fool brain-reward pathways creating a compulsion to repeat the drug experience.
C) stimulate a brain region called the nucleus accumbens.
D) physically change the brain's reward circuitry, making it harder for the addict to overcome his or her addiction.

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Psychodynamic theories of dreaming emphasize


A) internal conflicts and unconscious forces.
B) how random activity in lower brain centers results in the manufacture of relatively bizarre dreams by higher brain centers.
C) that dreams reflect everyday waking thoughts and emotions.
D) the detached part of the dreamer's awareness that silently observes events.

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Regarding dreaming, which of the following statements is FALSE?


A) All people dream, but not all people remember their dreams.
B) The first REM dream lasts about 10 minutes.
C) The last dream of the night averages about 60 minutes and may run as long as 90 minutes.
D) REM sleep was discovered in 1952.

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Which of the following is LEAST often used by stage hypnotists?


A) actual induction of hypnosis
B) waking suggestibility
C) selection of responsive subjects
D) tricks and deception

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mindfulness meditation?


A) It involves an open, expansive, non-judgmental awareness of the world.
B) It is more difficult to attain than concentrative meditation.
C) It is a practical self-control method that utilizes a mantra.
D) It is a mental exercise used to alter one's consciousness.

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_____ is a technique for eliminating nightmares by involves making the upsetting dream familiar while the person is awake as well as "mentally re-programming" future dream content.


A) Imagery rehearsal
B) Stimulus control
C) The paradoxical intention
D) Activation-synthesis

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Research suggests that meditation and sensory deprivation are ways to elicit


A) the relaxation response.
B) lucid dreaming.
C) cataplexy.
D) anhedonia.

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Which of the following statements concerning the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming is/are TRUE?


A) Dreams have "latent" or hidden meanings, which are expressed in muscle movement.
B) The activation-synthesis hypothesis helps explain the meaning of dream symbols.
C) The activation-synthesis hypothesis helps explain why bizarre images are more common in dreams than they are in daytime fantasies.
D) All of these are true regarding the activation-synthesis hypothesis.

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