Psychology Ch 3

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Some neuroscientists believe that synchronized activity across different regions of the brain is a sign of

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conscious awareness.

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A teenager focused on texting while crossing the street is not likely to notice a car rounding the corner and about to cross her path. This best illustrates the impact of

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selective attention.

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In one experiment, many of the research participants who were keeping track of basketball tosses between players failed to notice a gorilla-suited research assistant thumping his chest as he moved among the players. This best illustrated

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inattentional blindness

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A skilled tennis player's brain and body respond automatically to an oncoming serve before becoming consciously aware of the ball's trajectory. This best illustrates our capacity for

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dual processing.

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The simultaneous processing of information on many parallel tracks is most closely associated with

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unconscious mental activity.

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Staying up especially late on weekends is most likely to have an influence on

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the circadian rhythm.

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A recurring sleep stage during which most vivid dreams commonly occur is known as ________ sleep.

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REM

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Alpha waves are associated with

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a relaxed but awake state.

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Bright light inhibits our feelings of sleepiness by influencing the production of

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melatonin

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Sleep deprivation increases levels of the hunger-arousing hormone

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ghrelin

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Which of the following sleep disorders is most strongly associated with obesity?

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sleep apnea

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Sleepwalking is most likely to be associated with ________ sleep.

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NREM-3

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The distinction between manifest content and latent content is central to ________ theory of dreams.

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Freud's wish-fulfillment

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As drug users experience neuroadaptation, they demonstrate signs of

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tolerance

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Felix can't remember the conversation he had with his girlfriend yesterday when he was intoxicated with alcohol. His memory failure is most likely a result of the way alcohol

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suppresses REM sleep.

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Nicotine triggers a(n) ________ in anxiety and a(n) ________ in mental alertness.

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decrease; increase

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The experience of vivid geometric images and dreamlike scenes is most likely to be triggered by

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LSD

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To prevent or reduce marijuana use, young people should be educated about

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the long-term costs of regular marijuana use.

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The ability to focus our attention in order to learn a complex concept best illustrates the value of

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consciousness.

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While conversing with a hotel desk clerk, Aaron momentarily turned around to pick up his suitcase. When he turned back and resumed his conversation, he failed to notice that he was now speaking with a different desk agent. His failure best illustrates

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change blindness.

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The ability to consciously recognize and name the color of an object while we simultaneously and unconsciously monitor the object's shape and movement illustrates

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dual processing.

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Normally sighted people whose visual cortex is disabled with magnetic stimulation can nevertheless sense the emotion expressed in faces. This best illustrates our capacity for

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unconscious information processing.

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Parallel processing involves the processing of many aspects of a problem

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at the same time.

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People who claim to have been abducted by space aliens—often shortly after going to bed—commonly recall being floated off their beds. It is most likely that they have incorporated ________ into their memories.

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hypnagogic sensations

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The large, slow brain waves associated with NREM-3 sleep are called

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delta waves.

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Which of the following is a stress hormone that stimulates the body to make fat?

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cortisol

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Chronic sleep deprivation is most likely to contribute to

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suppression of the immune system.

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Those who complain of insomnia typically ________ how long it actually takes them to fall asleep and ________ how long they actually slept.

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overestimate; underestimate

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Which sleep disorder is most likely to be accompanied by sleepwalking and sleeptalking?

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night terrors

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The neural activation theory provides a physiological explanation for

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dreaming.

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The discomfort and distress following discontinued use of a psychoactive drug best illustrates

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withdrawal.

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Young women can become addicted to alcohol ________ quickly than young men because they have ________ of a stomach enzyme that digests alcohol.

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more; less

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Which of the following psychoactive drugs produces the quickest and most powerful rush of euphoria?

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cocaine

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Hallucinations similar to those that accompany the near-death experience can be produced by

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oxygen deprivation.

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Dr. Brooks seeks to account for the substance abuse of her therapy clients in terms of their abusive home environments, their limited sense of life purpose, and the altered functioning of their neurotransmitter systems. Dr. Brooks is most clearly using a(n) ________ approach to understanding addictive behaviors

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biopsychosocial