Question 1

In a strange condition called sex sleep,or _____,people engage in sexual acts while asleep and don't remember what occurred after they awaken.

Accepted Answer

A)  nocturnal erotica disorder
B)  circadian coitus syndrome
C)  erotoslumber
D)  sexsomnia

Question 2

Nathan was a psychologist in the 1930s.Which of the following would best represent his understanding of what happened inside the brain during sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans pass through five distinct stages of sleep.
B)  Humans,unlike animals,experience REM sleep but both experience non-REM sleep.
C)  Neurons fire and create the biological underpinnings of dreams and nightmares as we sleep.
D)  Nothing interesting happens as humans sleep through the night. D

Question 3

Enrico claims that déjà vu is evidence of a memory from one's past life.This claim violates which principle of critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Falsifiability
B)  Parsimony
C)  Replicability
D)  Ruling out rival hypotheses

Question 4

Which of the following pairs belong together?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marijuana; tetrahydrocannabinol
B)  Marijuana; psilocybin
C)  Marijuana; acetylcholine
D)  MDMA; acetylcholine A

Question 5

The treatment for _____ usually involves wearing a masklike device that forces air into the lungs during sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  narcolepsy
B)  night terrors
C)  somnambulism
D)  sleep apnea

Question 6

Even though sleep research suggests that most college students require approximately _____ hours of sleep nightly,they often get only _____ hours.

Accepted Answer

A)  7; 6
B)  9; 6
C)  9; 8
D)  10; 8

Question 7

A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane.As the plane takes off,he is smiling.The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce.The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  deep content
B)  latent content
C)  manifest content
D)  subliminal content B

Question 8

Which of the following drugs is categorized as a depressant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cocaine
B)  LSD
C)  Alcohol
D)  Marijuana

Question 9

Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I sometimes fall into a deep sleep in the middle of a conversation."
B)  "I don't have an adverse reaction to sleeping pills."
C)  "I have difficulty getting to sleep."
D)  "When I get up in the morning,I have the feeling that I had really bad nightmares."

Question 10

The positive effects that have been noted when using hypnosis have been explained in a number of ways.One suggestion is that the relaxed state that accompanies a "hypnotic trance" is uniquely responsible for all of the effects.This reminds us of which principle of critical thinking from your book?

Accepted Answer

A)  Replicability
B)  Ruling out rival hypotheses
C)  Correlation vs.causation
D)  Falsifiability

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In a strange condition called sex sleep,or _____,people engage in sexual acts while asleep and don't remember what occurred after they awaken.

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Nathan was a psychologist in the 1930s.Which of the following would best represent his understanding of what happened inside the brain during sleep?

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Enrico claims that déjà vu is evidence of a memory from one's past life.This claim violates which principle of critical thinking?

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Which of the following pairs belong together?

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The treatment for _____ usually involves wearing a masklike device that forces air into the lungs during sleep.

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Even though sleep research suggests that most college students require approximately _ hours of sleep nightly,they often get only _ hours.

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A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane.As the plane takes off,he is smiling.The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce.The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's _____.

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Which of the following drugs is categorized as a depressant?

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Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

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The positive effects that have been noted when using hypnosis have been explained in a number of ways.One suggestion is that the relaxed state that accompanies a "hypnotic trance" is uniquely responsible for all of the effects.This reminds us of which principle of critical thinking from your book?

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In a strange condition called sex sleep,or _____,people engage in sexual acts while asleep and don't remember what occurred after they awaken.

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Nathan was a psychologist in the 1930s.Which of the following would best represent his understanding of what happened inside the brain during sleep?

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Enrico claims that déjà vu is evidence of a memory from one's past life.This claim violates which principle of critical thinking?

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Which of the following pairs belong together?

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The treatment for _____ usually involves wearing a masklike device that forces air into the lungs during sleep.

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Even though sleep research suggests that most college students require approximately _____ hours of sleep nightly,they often get only _____ hours.

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A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane.As the plane takes off,he is smiling.The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce.The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's _____.

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Which of the following drugs is categorized as a depressant?

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Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

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The positive effects that have been noted when using hypnosis have been explained in a number of ways.One suggestion is that the relaxed state that accompanies a "hypnotic trance" is uniquely responsible for all of the effects.This reminds us of which principle of critical thinking from your book?

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Even though sleep research suggests that most college students require approximately _ hours of sleep nightly,they often get only _ hours.

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