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Psych 11 States of Consciousness Open Book Practice Test
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The continuum of consciousness ranges from:
a. acute awareness to total unawareness
b. limited awareness to fantasizing
c. automatic process to altered states
d. unconsciousness to dreaming
2. Why does using a car phone while driving increase the chance of having a car accident, according to your
textbook?
a. Automatic processes like using a car phone disrupts other ongoing activities like driving.
b. When talking on the phone, we tend to enter an altered state that disrupts consciousness.
c. Controlled processes like using a car phone disrupts other ongoing activities like driving.
d. Most of the conversations that take place on car phones tend to be highly emotional and
this increases road rage.
3. Professor Clark is lecturing and notices a student in the back of the room who appears to be daydreaming.
Professor Clark startles the student by asking, "Excuse me. Can I be of service to you?" Given what we know
about daydreaming, the student is most likely to be daydreaming about:
a. "I was just imagining lying on the beach soaking up the sun."
b. "I was just thinking about a paper I have to write in another course."
c. a sexual fantasy
d. "I was just thinking what I would do if a won the Mega Lotto tonight -- it's up to $10
million dollars."
4. The term ________ refers to mental and emotional processes of which we are unaware but that influence our
conscious thoughts and behaviors.
a. unconsciousness
b. implicit or nondeclarative memory
c. coma
d. altered states
5. Can you describe the complex motor movements involved in riding a bicycle according to the cognitive view
of the unconscious?
a. Yes - since motor memories are automatic processes
b. Yes - motor memories are examples of controlled processes
c. No - these motor memories are implicit or nondeclarative memories
d. No - these motor memories are often associated with threatening wishes and desires and
therefore are stored in the unconscious
6. Implicit memory is to ______ as unconscious is to ________.
a. subjective; objective
b. motor and emotional memories; threatening memories
c. primary; secondary
d. motor and emotional memories; primary memories
7. Dr. Buckbee is studying biological clocks. He is most interested in the clock that is set for about a single day.
Dr. Buckbee studies:
a. suprachiasmatic rhythms
b. lunar rhythms
c. daily rhythms
d. circadian rhythms
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8. What is the literal meaning of circadian?
a. "the mind's clock"
b. "about a day"
c. "the mind's day"
d. "time has no end"
9. Imagine that NASA conducts a study to find out the length of a person's sleep-wake cycle if all time cues,
such as daylight and clocks, are removed. How long would you predict this cycle to be, given these
conditions?
a. 16 hours and 32 minutes long
b. 20 hours long
c. 24 hours long
d. 24 hours and 18 minutes long
10. A frequent flier has problems with jet lag. He decides that he can control this by changing the seat he
normally occupies in the aircraft. This strategy is:
a. not likely to work because jet lag is caused by protein imbalances that result from having
to eat at irregular times
b. not likely to work because jet lag is caused by a lack of synchrony between biological and
chronological clocks
c. likely to work because jet lag is caused by the nature of movement in an aircraft and this is
experienced differently in different parts of the plane
d. not likely to work because jet lag is caused by the tiring nature of travel
11. Dr. Ramez studies circadian clocks, specifically, the rhythm of body temperature. In her current study, she
needs to disrupt the body temperature rhythm in rats. What part of the rat's brain regulates body temperature?
a. limbic system
b. brainstem
c. suprachiasmatic nucleus
d. hippocampus
12. Mary Joy is in her sixties and is in good health. In her twenties, she was most like an evening person. What is
her most likely status right now?
a. Mary Joy remains an evening person
b. She is a combination - an afternoon person
c. She is a morning person
d. Mary Joy has no strong preference either way
13. If George's hypothalamus is damaged and he shows severe disruption in his circadian rhythms, what specific
part of his hypothalamus is malfunctioning?
a. lateral hypothalamus
b. ventrolateral preoptic nucleus
c. pons
d. reticular formation
14. Freud's interpretation of dreams was based on the assumption that:
a. dream content was a continuation of the events in our daily lives
b. dream content reflected what worried us in our waking state
c. the content of dreams had to be considered symbolic
d. dreams were similar to the hallucinations experienced by schizophrenics
15. Bob has a dream about running away from a monster. How would the notion of dreams as extensions of
waking life interpret Bob's dream?
a. Bob has serious sexual difficulties
b. Bob wants to relive his childhood
c. Bob is running away from some problem
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d. Bob needs intensive psychotherapy to deal with his mental disorder
You are writing a paper on the altered state theory of hypothesis. As you are researching the theory, you find
a statement that doesn't seem to fit your understanding of the theory. Which of the following statements is
inconsistent with the theory?
a. Hypnosis disconnects the person from reality.
b. The hypnotized person does things without conscious intent.
c. The hypnotized person is able to respond to suggestions.
d. The unhypnotized part of the brain does not receive any sensations or perceptions.
Imagine that you have observed a person being hypnotized. The hypnotist says that the person can perform
behaviors without conscious intent. The hypnotist adheres to the ______ theory of hypnosis.
a. behavioral
b. altered state
c. psychodynamic
d. sociocognitive
You are watching a friend acting like a duck on stage at a hypnosis show. You lean over to the person sitting
next to you and say, "She feels social pressure from the audience and hypnosis allows her to act like a duck."
Your statement best illustrates the _______ theory of hypnosis.
a. hidden observer
b. altered state
c. sociocognitive
d. humanistic
While subjects report a reduction in the unpleasant feelings of pain because of hypnosis, they:
a. later report the pain returning
b. still took pain medication
c. still had sensations of pain
d. still believed that hypnosis was not effective in pain management
The effects of hypnosis are seen as demonstrating the subject's:
a. lack of willpower to the commands of the hypnotist
b. gullibility
c. suggestibility to hypnosis
d. obedience to the hypnotist who is an authority figure
Hypnosis tends to be more effective in addressing problems related to _________, but less effective in
problems related to __________.
a. self-control; mind-body interactions
b. mind-body interactions; self-control
c. mind-body interactions; psychosomatic symptoms
d. self-control; impulse control
Select the option that is incorrect in explaining how the following drug affects the nervous system.
a. morphine - mimics the action of neurotransmitter
b. caffeine - prevents reuptake
c. cocaine - block reuptake of dopamine
d. methamphetamine - increase the release of neurotransmitter
Bobby is a heavy user of methamphetamine. He is addicted to it and has developed paranoid feelings about
others trying to "get" him. What other signs of Bobby's addiction might be present?
a. heart irregularities
b. he suffers from insomnia
c. depression, agitation, and insomnia
d. difficulty in concentrating
What contributed to the increased popularity of cocaine in the 1970s?
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a. the crackdown on amphetamine usage
b. development of a new safer form of cocaine
c. the crackdown on marijuana
d. lower price
In the late 1980s, a "cocaine epidemic" was evident in the United States. Since that time, what has happened
to cocaine usage?
a. cocaine usage has remain stable
b. the use of cocaine in the United States has increased 20-25%
c. cocaine usage has decreased by 50-60%
d. it has decreased by 10-35%
Unlimited access to pure _______ will cause a user to starve to death.
a. marijuana
b. alcohol
c. psilocybin
d. cocaine
LeRoy is excited that finally he has a real chance to quit smoking. He will be using the nicotine patch. What
is the likelihood that he will not be smoking one year later?
a. great - about 1% of smokers who quit smoking relapse within one year
b. good - about 5% of smokers who quit smoking relapse within one year
c. not good - about 75% of smokers who quit smoking relapse within one year
d. ok - about 35% of smokers who quit smoking relapse within one year
At a party, a number of people are claiming to have weird sensory and perceptual experiences because of
some psychoactive drug. Which of the following drugs is probably not the drug taken at this party by these
people?
a. LSD
b. psilocybin
c. mescaline
d. methamphetamine
LSD's effect is due to its similarity to:
a. heroin
b. dopamine
c. caffeine
d. serotonin
Use of lysergic acid diethylamide is
a. likely to increase the odds of overdosing
b. tied to experiencing frightening flashbacks for no apparent reason
c. linked to the many cases of death from overdose
d. likely to cause physical addiction
One of the more serious dangers of MDMA is that it can:
a. deplete the brain's natural supply of endorphins
b. damage serotonin neurons
c. destroy the kidneys
d. permanently alter homeostasis
Al and Jim are drinking alcohol at a party. Jim feels a loss of inhibition and starts to act uncharacteristically
friendly and outgoing. Al comments that alcohol is a stimulant and points to Jim's behavior as evidence. Is
Jim's behavior good evidence that alcohol is a stimulant?
a. No - initially alcohol serves to lessen one's inhibitions and self-control
b. No - Jim's behavior is atypical of someone drinking alcohol
c. Yes - Jim is obviously acting in a way that is out of character for him
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d. Yes - only in heavy doses is alcohol considered a depressant, but at low to medium doses,
alcohol is a stimulant
What is the best evidence that alcohol impairs the anterior cingulate cortex?
a. Alcohol acts as a stimulant.
b. When drinking, people feel less anxious.
c. People who drink may not notice that their motor performance is affected.
d. The brain stem functions are depressed.
Bill and Bob are 22-year-old identical twins. Bill is an alcoholic. Using the data cited in your textbook, what
are the chances that Bob is an alcoholic as well?
a. 6%
b. 16%
c. 39%
d. 99%
Among identical twins, if one is an alcoholic, there is a ___ chance the other is too. Since this number is not
100%, it suggests that:
a. 6%; genetics play a role
b. 16%; environment plays a role
c. 39%; environment plays a role
d. 99%; there are errors in measurement
Mary and Jane are arguing about the relative carcinogenic content of marijuana smoke and tobacco smoke.
Mary says that marijuana smoke is more dangerous to one's health than tobacco smoke. Based upon the
research, Mary is:
a. wrong since the difference between the two is insignificant
b. wrong because marijuana smoke has half the carcinogenic content of tobacco smoke
c. right because THC increases the body's susceptibility to carcinogens
d. right because marijuana smoke has about 50 percent greater carcinogenic content than
tobacco smoke
Of the following statements, which one best describes DARE's effectiveness based upon a study conducted in
Illinois?
a. DARE students had lower rates of drug use
b. DARE had substantial influence on drug use or attitudes toward drug use only at the 1
year follow-up
c. DARE proved to be successful in preventing male students from starting drinking to get
intoxicated
d. at 1 year and 2-3 year follow-ups, DARE had no substantial influence on drug use or
attitudes toward drug use
Why is DARE so popular among police and education officials?
a. biased and error prone testimonials
b. the federal government gives billions of dollars each year to schools to fund DARE and
other programs including athletics
c. DARE is highly effective at reducing adolescent drug use
d. DARE can be highly effective when the police officers are well-trained
Lynn is attending Alcoholics Anonymous and has been doing so for two years. What is Lynn not likely to
hear being taught at a meeting of AA?
a. "Total abstinence is the only hope for alcoholics."
b. "You must put trust in a Power greater than yourself."
c. "You can learn how to control your drinking."
d. "Alcoholics must learn how to rebuild their character."
Psych 11 States of Consciousness Open Book Practice Test
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