Chapter 7 Psychology

LSD is most likely to produce:

The effects of chronic sleep deprivation include:

Which of the following drugs is classified as a stimulant?

People hypnotized for pain relief may show activity in brain areas that receive pain sensations but not in brain areas that make us consciously aware of the pain. This most directly supports the theory that hypnosis involves:

If selectively deprived of REM sleep, a person will later experience

Dreaming is typically associated with

Josef, a high school student, tells his therapist that he has had a recurring dream in which he hunts and kills a ferocious tiger. The therapist explains that the dream reflects Josef's unresolved feelings of hostility toward his father. According to Freud, the therapist is revealing the possible ______ content of Josef's dream.

Which of the following statements concerning hypnosis is true?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of REM sleep?

Sodium Pentothal has sometimes been called a "truth serum" because it relaxes people and enables them to more freely disclose personally embarrassing experiences. It is most likely that sodium Pentothal is a(n)

Sheri has no trouble falling asleep, but she has difficulty remaining asleep. Sheri is suffering from

Soon after taking a psychoactive drug, Larisa's breathing slowed, her pupils constricted, and her feelings of anxiety were replaced by blissful pleasure. Larisa most likely experienced the effects of:

The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep are called:

Which of the following groups tends to daydream the most?

It has been found that night terrors:

An electroencephalograph is a device that measures

As defined by the test, consciousness includes which if the following?

When our _______ is disrupted, we experience jet lag.

The altered state of consciousness that is most similar to a drug induced hallucination is:

Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and a wide variety of other chemical agents that alter perceptions and moods are called:

The three main categories of psychoactive drugs are the depressants, the stimulants, and the:

People are particularly responsive to hypnosis if they

Sara had been asleep for just over 2 hours when she suddenly let out a piercing cry and sat straight up in her bed. When her parents asked what had scared her, she really couldn't remember, and soon she fell back to sleep. From this description, it appears that Sara experienced

The sleep cycle is approximately ____ minutes.

Alcohol consumption ______ sympathetic nervous system activity and ______ self-awareness

Slow wave sleep promotes: