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The cellular waste product ___________ appears to be involved in signalling the brain areas responsible for sleep, telling them to "slow down" because too much cellular fuel has been burned.


A) adenosine
B) melatonin
C) norepinephrine
D) gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

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A patient reports to the emergency room complaining of hallucinations and delusions. However, the person does not have schizophrenia. Which of the following would you suspect?


A) The patient consumed too much alcohol
B) The patient is experiencing withdrawal
C) Amphetamine psychosis
D) Tardive dyskinesia
E) Severe antagonistic effect

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Research on the effect of alcohol on judgment and decision making has revealed that sober and intoxicated participants hold similar negative attitudes towards driving drunk, but when a cue emphasizing the benefits of driving is made salient, the attitudes of intoxicated participants become ________.


A) less negative
B) more negative
C) positive
D) affirmative

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The cataplexy is a feature of?


A) Insomnia
B) Narcolepsy
C) Both are associated with it
D) Neither are associated with it

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Which of the following rotating work schedules would be most conducive to minimizing the problems associated the disruption of circadian rhythms?


A) Day shift \rightarrow night shift \rightarrow evening shift
B) Night shift \rightarrow evening shift \rightarrow day shift
C) Day shift \rightarrow evening shift \rightarrow night shift
D) Morning shift \rightarrow night shift \rightarrow evening shift

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The _______________ theory of dreaming proposes that random brain activity occurs during REM sleep and that this activity is interpreted and made sense of by the brain.


A) evolutionary
B) Freudian psychoanalytic
C) compensatory
D) activation-synthesis

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You are called in to consult on a homicide case. The coroner has provided an initial assessment that indicated increased dopamine activity and there was some initial binding to endorphin receptors. You would like to know what, if any, drugs the victim might have taken prior to the incident. So, your immediate suspicion is


A) opiates
B) THC
C) cocaine
D) alcohol
E) meth amphetamine

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A patient with visual agnosia may be able to reach for and grab an object, but unable to tell you what it is. How can this happen?


A) Activation-synthesis has failed to activate.
B) The grasping behaviour was accidental.
C) The patient actually suffers from Blindsight.
D) The patient is likely not telling the truth-they know what the object is.
E) There is more than one neural pathway for the processing of visual information.

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One of your patients has Seasonal Affective Disorder. Fortunately, you can recommend a fairly simple and effective treatment using


A) melatonin capsules
B) exposure to sunlight
C) Zoloft
D) slow-wave induction
E) amphetamines

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Research on the decision-making processes of intoxicated and sober students found that


A) sober students had more negative views about drinking and driving than did intoxicated students
B) sober students were more likely to say that they wouldn't drive drunk than were intoxicated students
C) when presented with a facilitating cue, sober students expressed less negative attitudes about drunk driving
D) intoxicated and sober students expressed equally negative views about drunk driving

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A friend of yours is a heavy amphetamine user. Last week he stopped taking the drug and "crashed". Why did this happen?


A) Withdrawal set in and reversed the effect of the stimulant.
B) Norepinephrine and dopamine supplies have been depleted.
C) Crystal meth is an SSRI.
D) Meth increases the activity of GABA.
E) Amphetamines block reuptake of dopamine.

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A drug that increases neural firing and arouses the nervous system is called


A) a hallucinogen
B) a depressant
C) a stimulant
D) an analgesic

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C

Research on hypnosis has revealed that


A) though people think it works, hypnosis has never produced legitimate effects when studied in the lab
B) its ability to get people to do things "against their will" may have more to do with their reactions to legitimized authorities
C) hypnosis appears to have a unique power to coerce people against their wills to do dangerous acts
D) approximately half of the population is susceptible to hypnosis

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Alcohol increases the activity of GABA, which slows down the inhibitory control centres in the brain. Technically, alcohol is considered a ________.


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

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When slow and large delta waves dominate the EEG pattern, a person is said to be in _________ sleep.


A) REM
B) stage 1
C) stage 4
D) stage 3

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According to this theory, hypnosis is not a special state of consciousness but is instead the product of personal expectations and role-playing. This interpretation is known as the _______________.


A) divided awareness theory
B) Freudian theory
C) dissociation theory
D) social-cognitive theory

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According to Freud, the unconscious contains mental material that is currently outside of present awareness but that can be easily recalled under certain ordinary conditions.

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What is automatic processing and why is it important?

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If you are feeling drowsy and just about to fall asleep, and then do and reach the first stage of sleep, what change would be observed in your EEG waveform?


A) Alpha waves would transition to Theta waves.
B) Beta waves would transition to Delta waves.
C) Delta waves would transition to Alpha waves.
D) Beta waves would transition to Theta waves.
E) Theta waves would transition to delta waves.

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Alcohol reduces inhibitions and results in a feeling of euphoria. Why?


A) Alcohol decreases the activity of GABA.
B) Alcohol increases the activity of GABA.
C) Alcohol suppresses the activity of dopamine.
D) Alcohol is a stimulant.
E) Alcohol produces withdrawal.

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B

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