AP Psychology Quiz 5A - States of Consciousness (15 Questions)

The following is a quiz with the States of Consciousness based questions. Take this quiz as often as you would like. You goal for this exam should be 60% or higher.

1 A psychologist interviews a patient about her dreams. She tells him that she dreams about hallways, doors opening and closing, and being in lecture halls hearing college lectures. The psychologist infers that his patient is probably uncertain about which college to attend, so she is dreaming in order to reconsider her choices and uncertainties.

The above psychologist most likely believes in which theory of dreams?

	Arousal approach theory
	Unconscious wish fulfillment theory
	Incentive approach theory
	Activation-synthesis theory
	Dreams for survival theory

2 Withdrawal is a result of

	tolerance
	pseudo-addiction
	social influence
	physical addiction
	psychological addiction

3 Which of the following drugs have opposite effects on the body and brain?

	Opiates and sedatives
	Stimulants and opiates
	Stimulants and depressants
	Alcohol and rohypnol
	Caffeine and cannabis

4 Which of the following is used to measure events that occur during sleep?

	Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
	Computed tomography scan (CT scan)
	Electrocephalogram (EEG)
	Positron emission tomography (PET)
	Ultrasound

5 People deprived of non-REM sleep, when given the opportunity to sleep undisturbed, demonstrate

	more time spent in REM sleep
	an increased need for Stage 4 sleep
	more rapid cycling through the stages of sleep
	a decreased need for REM sleep
	decreased amount of sleep spindles

6 Which of the following stages of sleep is considered the transition stage between being awake and falling asleep?

	Stage 3 sleep
	REM sleep
	Stage 4 sleep
	Stage 1 sleep
	Stage 2 sleep

7 Psychological addiction

	prompts dissociation
	is a result of tolerance to a drug
	involves taking a drug to relieve anxiety or to "feel good"
	involves the medulla oblongata
	occurs when a person's body becomes dependent on a given drug

8 Which of the following brain structures has been found to play a role in dreaming?

	Thyroid
	Pons
	Hypothalamus
	Prefrontal cortex
	Medulla

9 A circadian rhythm refers to

	the 30 day reproductive cycle a female experiences each month
	the systematic function of the heart and circulatory systems
	the cycle of emotions that one experiences in a strange or unfamiliar situation
	the body's internal physiological processes that cycles throughout a 24 hour period
	the stages of sleep that a person cycles through each night

10 Which of the following is characteristic of normal sleep?

	A person progresses from one stage of sleep to the next without cycling to a previous stage of sleep
	A normal pattern of sleep goes through 15 minute cycles
	There is an increase in the duration of REM sleep as sleep progresses
	The most common form of sleep is from an awake state straight to Stage 4 sleep
	The deepest part of sleep occurs in the late morning before a person wakes up

11 What is the absolute number of hours of sleep required for any given person as determined by scientists in sleep deprivation experiments?

	7
	4
	Scientists have been unable to establish the absolute number of hours of sleep required.
	7.5
	12

12 Which of the following produces increased heart and breathing rates, increased energy levels, and diminished appetite?

	Barbiturates
	Marijuana
	Opiates
	Ecstasy
	Alcohol

13 Which of the following distorts a person's perception of their surrounding environment, and sensory input from that environment, causing hallucinations?

	Nicotine
	LSD
	Alcohol
	Cocaine
	Barbiturates

14 Caffeine, cocaine and nicotine are examples of:

	Hallucinogens
	Natural neurotransmitters
	Psychoactive drugs
	Depressants
	Stimulants

15 Which of the following is considered an effect of sleep deprivation?

	Hypervigilance
	Increase in body temperature
	Decreased heart rate variability
	Decreased immune system activity
	Increases in growth hormone release

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