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Psych Exam
Chapters 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Our awareness of various mental processes, such as making decisions, daydreaming, reflecting, and concentrating, is called _____. A) Consciousness B) Creativity C) Intelligence D) Self-awareness | A) Consciousness |
| All of the following result from sleep deprivation EXCEPT ______. A) droopy eyelids B) irritability C) hyper alertness D) cognitive impairment | C) Hyper alertness |
| Sleep spindles appear during ____ sleep. A) Stage 1 B) REM C) Stage 2 D) Stage 4 | C) Stage 2 |
| Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT _____. A) narcolepsy B) REM rebound C) insomnia D) night terrors | B) REM rebound |
| One of the main semantic problems with using sleepwalking as a defense for murder is ________. A) sleepwalkers really don't walk B) the correct term is REM behavior disorder C) true sleepwalking does not really exist D) most murderers don't sleep well | B) the correct term is REM behavior disorder |
| A sleep disorder that may require the use of a machine to force air gently into the nasal passages is called ____. A) sleep apnea B) insomnia C) narcolepsy D) cataplexy | A) Sleep apnea |
| The key to hypnotic inductions seems to be related to ____. A) the gender of the person doing the hypnotizing B) education C) state of suggestibility D) time of day | C) state of suggestibility |
| Russell needs more of the drug he has been using to get the normal high he got when he first started. Russell is experiencing ________. A) drug tolerance B) drug detoxification C) withdrawal D) overdrawl | A) drug tolerance |
| Morphine and heroin duplicate the action of _______. A) endorphins B) alcohol C) cigarettes D) LSD | A) endorphins |
| Mescaline comes from ______. A) weeds B) cactus buttons C) a poppy plant D) a virus | B) cactus buttons |
| Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ______. A) perception B) sensation C) adaptation D) habituation | B) sensation |
| The shortest wavelengths that we can see are experiences as _______ colors. A) red B) blue C) green D) yellow | B) blue |
| What part of the eye is a muscle that regulates the size of the pupil? A) iris B) lens C) retina D) sclera | A) iris |
| Which of the following is a characteristic pf both light waves and sound waves? A) hue B) decibels C) amplitude D) wavelengths | D) wavelengths |
| What are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup? A) tiny bones located in the middle of the ear B) types of cones of the retina C) types of stound that most people can detect D) words often used by audiologists in testing for hearing difficulties | A) tiny bones located in the middle of the ear |
| Where are the taste receptors located? A) on the papillae B) on the taste buds C) one the microvilli D) in the gustatory bulb | B) on the taste buds |
| The kinesthetic senses are concerned with ____. A) touch, pressure, temperature, and pain B) the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other C) movement and body position D) your location as compared to the position of the sun | B) the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other |
| Similarity is the tendency to perceive ______. A) objects, or figures, on some background B) things that look similar as being part of the same group C) objects that are part of the same grouping D) things with a continuous pattern | B) things that look similar as being part of the same group |
| An illusion___. A) is the same thing as a vision B) is due to the action of the rods versus the cones in the retina C) is a perception that does not correspond with reality D)corresponds directly to something you dreamed | C) is a perception that does not correspond with reality |
| People's tendency to perceive a thing a certain way because their previous experiences or expectations influence them is called ____. A) top-down processing B)telepathy C) bottom-up processing D) perceptual expectancy | D) perceptual expectancy |
| The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ___ and the ___. A)Brain;Spinal cord B) Autonomic ; somatic nervous system C) Peripheral nervous system; somatic nervous system D)glands; muscles | C) peripheral; central nervous system |
| Which part of the neuron is responsible for maintaining the life of the cell? A) axon B) soma C)dendrite D)cell membrane | B) soma |
| which of the following neurotransmitters functions as a common inhibitory neurotransmitter for the brain? A) serotonin B) GABA C) Acetylcholine D) nonepinephrine | B) GABA |
| which part of the nervous system takes the information received from the senses , makes sense out of it, makes decisions, and sends commands out to the muscles and the rest of the body? A) spinal cord B) brain C) reflexes D) interneurons | B) Brain |
| The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal Is called the _____ nervous system. A) central B) somatic C) sympathetic D) parasympathetic | C) Sympathetic |
| A brain imaging method using radio waves and magnetic fields of the body to produce detailed images of the brain is called _______. A) electroencephalography (EEG) B) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) C) positron-emission topography (PET) D) CT scan | B) MRI |
| What part of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sensory information? A) hypothalamus B) thalamus C) cerebellum D) pituitary gland | B) thalamus |
| Which of the following regions contains the primary visual cortex? A) occipital lobe B) parietal lobe C) temporal lobe D) frontal lobe | A) occipital lobe |
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