Psychology 10: Introduction to Psychology (Prof. Fairchild)

Quiz for February 10, 2009 (Chapter 4: Consciousness)

Name: _____________________________

1. Halford is undergoing biofeedback training to help him regulate his blood pressure, a bodily function typically regulated at which level of consciousness?

a. Nonconscious

b. Preconscious

c. Subconscious

d. Unconscious

e. All of the above

2. How many stages of sleep are there?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

e. 5

3. In an experiment, Leroy is connected to an EEG machine and a muscle tension monitor as he sleeps. When his brain waves are similar to those of an awake person, but there is near-paralysis in his muscles, the researcher can conclude that Leroy is in _____ sleep.

a. Stage 1

b. Stage 2

c. REM

d. Stage 4

e. All of the above

4. Which of the following sleep disorders is most likely to occur in infancy?

a. Insomnia

b. Frequent waking and crying

c. Narcolepsy

d. SIDS

e. Enuresis (bed wetting)

5. The ability to direct dream content (to dream about what you want to dream about), is known as:

a. Narcolepsy

b. Night terrors

c. Nightmares

d. Lucid dreaming

e. Wish fulfillment

6. According to the text, which of the following is NOT true of hypnosis?

a. People cannot be hypnotized against their will

b. About 10 percent of adults are difficult or impossible to hypnotize

c. Posthypnotic suggestions can last for hours or days

d. Hypnosis enhances the ability to fantasize

e. Hypnosis may relieve chronic pain

f. Hypnosis may reduce surgical bleeding

g. Hypnosis can reduce nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy

h. Hypnosis has been shown to cure cancer

i. None of the above

7. Dr. Feelgud has been using cocaine because he says it gives him an edge that helps him focus. Lately, though, he finds he needs larger amounts of the drug to achieve the same effect. Dr. Feelgud has developed a(n) _____ cocaine.

a. Aversion to

b. Withdrawal syndrome for

c. Tolerance for

d. Synaptic potential for

e. All of the above

8. Abel took a drug to reduce the pain in this broken arm. Of the following drugs, the drug Abel took to reduce his pain would be classified as a(n):

a. Depressant

b. Hallucinogen

c. Stimulant

d. Opiate

e. Barbiturate

9. According to the LA Times article on hypnosis, brain imaging studies have shown a decrease of arousal in the cortex (the brain’s manager and planner), and an increase of activity in areas involved in:

a. Focusing attention

b. Dreaming

c. Hallucinations

d. Sexual arousal

e. None of the above

10. According to the LA Times article about a woman in a vegetative state, the “window of recovery,” for at least some cognitive functioning for a victim who suffered heart attacks or strokes (where the brain lacked oxygen for an extended period of time), is about

a. 3 days

b. 3 months

c. 3 years

d. 3 decades

e. None of the above