Question 1

You are in charge of running the company holiday party and are left with a large bowl of fruit salad and a huge chocolate cake. You want to desperately get rid of the leftovers so you plate them up and start asking co-workers one by one if they want any more fruit or cake. According to research on cognitive stress and overload, which of the following people will be most likely to select the giant piece of chocolate cake despite the fact that the cake is higher in fat and calories and lower in overall nutritional value ?

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A)   Jenny, who was relaxing and reading a book at the party.
B)   Raquel, who has been working around the clock vigorously preparing a end-of-year multi-group presentation with the company CEO and stockholders.
C)   Chandra, who has been visiting with friends and planning her weekend.
D)   Naomi, who fell asleep at her desk during the party.

Question 2

Dr.VanVliet finds that of a sample of pairs of identical twins raised together, 80% were either both "owls" or both "larks." Dr. VanVliet then investigates pairs of identical twins raised in very different families, and pairs of fraternal twins raised either together or in very different families. He again records the percentage of pairs of twins raised who were either both "owls" or both "larks." Based on your text's discussion, which of the following best approximates the pattern of results he should find?

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A)   identical apart - 60%; fraternal together - 40%; fraternal apart - 20%
B)   identical apart - 80%; fraternal together - 80%; fraternal apart - 80%
C)   identical apart - 75%; fraternal together - 65%; fraternal apart - 60%
D)   identical apart - 65%; fraternal together - 75%; fraternal apart - 60%

Question 3

Describe the most common sleep disorder and the factors that may cause it.

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Insomnia is the most common sleep disord...

Question 4

Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between attention and consciousness?

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A)   Attention is necessary for consciousness.
B)   Attention is a product of consciousness.
C)   Attention is sufficient for consciousness.
D)   Attention is the same as consciousness.

Question 5

Which is the best known practice of meditation that occurs in modern society?

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A)   Mantra
B)   Concentrative
C)   Yoga
D)   Opening-up

Question 6

Describe reward-deficiency syndrome.

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Research suggests that people who are li...

Question 7

Meditation is used to focus on external stressors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Marijuana is classified as a _____.

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A)   hallucinogen
B)   stimulant
C)   depressant
D)   narcotic

Question 9

Imagine that you are deprived of natural light for an extended period. Based on your text's discussion, what might happen to the length of your body's "day?"

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A)   It would shorten to about 23 hours.
B)   It would remain at about 24 hours.
C)   It would lengthen to about 25 hours.
D)   It would lengthen to about 26 hours.

Question 10

What biochemical activity accompanies circadian rhythms? Explain how it is affected by the sleep-wake cycle.

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Body temperature increases throughout th...

Question 11

What chemical component in marijuana is most responsible for its effects?

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A)   Hashish
B)   Tobacco
C)   THC
D)   Nicotine

Question 12

Susan tried to remember her son's middle school teacher's name by applying effort and stating that it rhymed with the word "nails". Her awareness of this knowledge suggests that she was utilizing what type of memory?

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A)   Long term
B)   Explicit
C)   Working
D)   Implicit

Question 13

Describe the types of symptoms an individual who is addicted to a drug may experience during withdrawal.

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Withdrawal symptoms can be unp...

Question 14

As sleepers enter deeper sleep stages, their brain waves:

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A)   increase in complexity
B)   decrease in amplitude
C)   decrease in frequency
D)   increase in frequency

Question 15

Which of the following statements CORRECTLY identifies a difference between cocaine and methamphetamine?

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A)   Cocaine and methamphetamine increase the activity of different neurotransmitters.
B)   Methamphetamine lasts longer in the body than does cocaine.
C)   Methamphetamine produces an emotional letdown when it leaves the body. Cocaine does not.
D)   Cocaine does not produce the increase in alertness and energy that methamphetamine does.

Question 16

Adding water to the coffeemaker, Geraldine realizes too late that she had ready poured a carafe of water into the machine. Geraldine wonders where her mind went; apparently, she completed the coffee-making task:

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A)   paraconsciously
B)   subconsciously
C)   preconsciously
D)   unconsciously

Question 17

Cocaine comes from the South American coca plant.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following drugs is not a sedative-hypnotic drug?

Accepted Answer

A)   Xanax
B)   Ativan
C)   Valium
D)   Cocaine

Question 19

In opening-up approaches to meditation, a person seeks to clear his or her mind to receive new experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How do the induction procedures that hypnotists actually use differ from the way in which such procedures are portrayed in the movies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Real induction procedures sometimes encourage a hyperalert rather than the relaxed state shown in the movies. Real hypnotists are less authoritarian than movie portrayals imply.
B)   Real induction procedures sometimes encourage a relaxed rather than the hyperalert state the movies show. Real hypnotists are less authoritarian than movie portrayals imply.
C)   Real induction procedures sometimes encourage a hyperalert rather than the relaxed state shown in the movies. Real hypnotists are more authoritarian than movie portrayals imply.
D)   Real induction procedures sometimes encourage a relaxed rather than the hyperalert state the movies show. Real hypnotists are more authoritarian than movie portrayals imply.

Exam 6: Consciousness

Which is the best known practice of meditation that occurs in modern society?

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Susan tried to remember her son's middle school teacher's name by applying effort and stating that it rhymed with the word "nails". Her awareness of this knowledge suggests that she was utilizing what type of memory?

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Cocaine comes from the South American coca plant.

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Describe the types of symptoms an individual who is addicted to a drug may experience during withdrawal.

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Withdrawal symptoms can be unp...
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As sleepers enter deeper sleep stages, their brain waves:

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How do the induction procedures that hypnotists actually use differ from the way in which such procedures are portrayed in the movies?

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Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between attention and consciousness?

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Adding water to the coffeemaker, Geraldine realizes too late that she had ready poured a carafe of water into the machine. Geraldine wonders where her mind went; apparently, she completed the coffee-making task:

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Meditation is used to focus on external stressors.

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Describe reward-deficiency syndrome.

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Research suggests that people who are li...
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Which of the following drugs is not a sedative-hypnotic drug?

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Imagine that you are deprived of natural light for an extended period. Based on your text's discussion, what might happen to the length of your body's "day?"

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Describe the most common sleep disorder and the factors that may cause it.

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Insomnia is the most common sleep disord...
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What chemical component in marijuana is most responsible for its effects?

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What biochemical activity accompanies circadian rhythms? Explain how it is affected by the sleep-wake cycle.

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Body temperature increases throughout th...
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Which of the following statements CORRECTLY identifies a difference between cocaine and methamphetamine?

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Marijuana is classified as a _____.

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In opening-up approaches to meditation, a person seeks to clear his or her mind to receive new experiences.

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Which is the best known practice of meditation that occurs in modern society?

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Susan tried to remember her son's middle school teacher's name by applying effort and stating that it rhymed with the word "nails". Her awareness of this knowledge suggests that she was utilizing what type of memory?

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Cocaine comes from the South American coca plant.

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Describe the types of symptoms an individual who is addicted to a drug may experience during withdrawal.

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As sleepers enter deeper sleep stages, their brain waves:

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How do the induction procedures that hypnotists actually use differ from the way in which such procedures are portrayed in the movies?

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Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between attention and consciousness?

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Adding water to the coffeemaker, Geraldine realizes too late that she had ready poured a carafe of water into the machine. Geraldine wonders where her mind went; apparently, she completed the coffee-making task:

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Meditation is used to focus on external stressors.

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Describe reward-deficiency syndrome.

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Which of the following drugs is not a sedative-hypnotic drug?

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Imagine that you are deprived of natural light for an extended period. Based on your text's discussion, what might happen to the length of your body's "day?"

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Describe the most common sleep disorder and the factors that may cause it.

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What chemical component in marijuana is most responsible for its effects?

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What biochemical activity accompanies circadian rhythms? Explain how it is affected by the sleep-wake cycle.

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Which of the following statements CORRECTLY identifies a difference between cocaine and methamphetamine?

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