Transcript Ch. 4 Practicex

Clicker Questions
Psychology, 7th Edition
by Sandra E. Hockenbury, Susan A. Nolan, and
Don H. Hockenbury
Slides by Cathleen Campbell-Raufer, Ph.D.
Chapter 4: Consciousness and Its Variations
1.
A tiny cluster of neurons called the ______,
located in the hypothalamus, helps govern the
sleep-wake cycle.
a. neurological clock
b. melatonin clock
c. suprachiasmatic nucleus
d. paraventricular nucleus
1.
A tiny cluster of neurons called the ______,
located in the hypothalamus, helps govern the
sleep-wake cycle.
a. neurological clock
b. melatonin clock
c. suprachiasmatic nucleus
d. paraventricular nucleus
2. The______ is an instrument that uses
electrodes placed on the scalp to measure and
record the brain’s electrical activity.
a. electroencephalograph
b. positron-emission tomography
c. magnetic resonance imaging
d. functional magnetic resonance imaging
2. The______ is an instrument that uses
electrodes placed on the scalp to measure and
record the brain’s electrical activity.
a. electroencephalograph
b. positron-emission tomography
c. magnetic resonance imaging
d. functional magnetic resonance imaging
3. How many stages of NREM sleep are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
3. How many stages of NREM sleep are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
4. Which group has, on average, the greatest total
sleep time and the highest percentage of slowwave sleep?
a. children
b. young adults
c. middle-aged adults
d. the elderly
4. Which group has, on average, the greatest total
sleep time and the highest percentage of slowwave sleep?
a. children
b. young adults
c. middle-aged adults
d. the elderly
5. Sleep deprivation can result in:
a. improvements in reading ability but declines
in math ability.
b. disruptions in mood, mental abilities,
reaction time, perceptual skills, and
complex motor skills.
c. dramatic declines in IQ scores.
d. declines in reasoning ability.
5. Sleep deprivation can result in:
a. improvements in reading ability but declines
in math ability.
b. disruptions in mood, mental abilities,
reaction time, perceptual skills, and
complex motor skills.
c. dramatic declines in IQ scores.
d. declines in reasoning ability.
6. In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, ______ refers
to the unconscious wishes, thoughts, and urges
that are concealed in the content of a dream.
a. manifest content
b. REM content
c. latent content
d. NREM content
6. In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, ______ refers
to the unconscious wishes, thoughts, and urges
that are concealed in the content of a dream.
a. manifest content
b. REM content
c. latent content
d. NREM content
7.
______ is a sleep disorder in which a person
repeatedly stops breathing during sleep.
a. sleep dyspnea
b. sleep cataplexy
c. sleep hypocretin
d. sleep apnea
7.
______ is a sleep disorder in which a person
repeatedly stops breathing during sleep.
a. sleep dyspnea
b. sleep cataplexy
c. sleep hypocretin
d. sleep apnea
8. A sleepwalker can engage in complicated
behaviors like using tools and driving. The
technical name for sleepwalking is:
a. somnambulism
b. sleep terrors
c. somniloquy
d. night terrors
8. A sleepwalker can engage in complicated
behaviors like using tools and driving. The
technical name for sleepwalking is:
a. somnambulism
b. sleep terrors
c. somniloquy
d. night terrors
9. Which is achieved by hypnosis?
a. pain management
b. age regression
c. memory recovery
d. all of the above
9. Which is achieved by hypnosis?
a. pain management
b. age regression
c. memory recovery
d. all of the above
10. The practice of mediation involves control of:
a. the cerebellum.
b. attention.
c. memories.
d. a hypnagogic state.
10. The practice of mediation involves control of:
a. the cerebellum.
b. attention.
c. memories.
d. a hypnagogic state.
11. Which of the following is a psychoactive drug?
a. cocaine
b. valium
c. chocolate
d. all of the above
11. Which of the following is a psychoactive drug?
a. cocaine
b. valium
c. chocolate
d. all of the above
12. Drugs that are chemically similar to morphine
and that relieve pain and produce euphoria are
called:
a. depressants
b. opiates
c. stimulants
d. psychedelic drugs
12. Drugs that are chemically similar to morphine
and that relieve pain and produce euphoria are
called:
a. depressants
b. opiates
c. stimulants
d. psychedelic drugs
13. How would you classify alcohol?
a. as a depressant
b. as a stimulant
c. as an opiate
d. as a hallucinogenic
13. How would you classify alcohol?
a. as a depressant
b. as a stimulant
c. as an opiate
d. as a hallucinogenic
14. Which of the following is a stimulant?
a. barbiturates
b. LSD
c. nicotine
d. marijuana
14. Which of the following is a stimulant?
a. barbiturates
b. LSD
c. nicotine
d. marijuana
15. Which drug is associated with flashbacks?
a. amphetamines
b. narcotics
c. alcohol
d. LSD
15. Which drug is associated with flashbacks?
a. amphetamines
b. narcotics
c. alcohol
d. LSD