Question 1

After binging on alcohol the entire week of spring break, Virginia is trembling, nauseous, perspiring, and begging for alcohol. Virginia is probably suffering from

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A)   alcohol intolerance.
B)   a painful illusion.
C)   sensory deprivation.
D)   withdrawal symptoms.
E)   cataplexy analgesia.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

The capacity of morphine and codeine to provide excellent pain relief occurs because these drugs

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A)   inhibit the uptake of serotonin.
B)   cause the loss of physical sensation.
C)   exert analgesic properties that resemble those of the body's endorphins.
D)   increase central nervous system activity.
E)   cause temporary failure within the cerebrum.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss. At the end of the journey, the boss gets off the train at a terminal. The therapist suggests that the "terminal" in the dream indicates an unconscious desire by the client to "terminate" his boss. This desire to terminate the boss, if it exists, would reflect what Freud called the ________ content of the dream.

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A)   primary
B)   manifest
C)   secondary
D)   latent
E)   tertiaryF) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

Circadian rhythms are NOT disrupted by

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A)   shifting work schedules.
B)   sleep and wake routines.
C)   eating regular meals.
D)   flying from west to east.
E)   changes in the light-dark cycle.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

During the last sleep cycle of the night, you might spend as long as ________ minutes in REM sleep.

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A)   10
B)   30
C)   60
D)   90
E)   150F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

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A)   Jeff, who would like to run faster.
B)   Celia, who wants a better memory.
C)   Kiesha, who wants to remember what happened to her when she was 4 years old.
D)   Carlos, who wants to stop thinking about his foot pain.
E)   	Mathilda, who wants to stop stammering.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

A cognitive neuroscientist would be most likely to have subjects ________ to determine which brain areas are active during different mental tasks.

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A)   discuss their most recent dreams
B)   utilize a technique called "priming"
C)   undergo fMRI, PET, or EEG testing
D)   take psychoactive drugs
E)   report on their ideas by using introspectionF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

The ________ argues that we sleep in order to conserve energy.

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A)   clinical psychology view
B)   Freudian view
C)   evolutionary theory
D)   activation-synthesis theory
E)   homeostaticF) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following indicators reflects the possibility of physical dependence?

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A)   obsessing about a drug
B)   getting caught with a drug
C)   abusing a drug
D)   drug tolerance
E)   psychosisF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

A newspaper advertisement describes a book that offers interpretations of dreams. In attempting to tell readers the meaning of the symbols of their dreams, the author intends to describe the

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A)   deep content.
B)   latent content.
C)   manifest content.
D)   subliminal content.
E)   supraliminal content.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Psychoactive drugs are

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A)   drugs that speed up activity in the central nervous system.
B)   drugs capable of influencing mental processes and behavior.
C)   drugs that slow down activity in the central nervous system.
D)   drugs derived from the opium poppy that relieve pain and produce euphoria.
E)   drugs that are capable of inhibiting the endocrine system functions.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

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A)   cocaine
B)   alcohol
C)   heroin
D)   marijuana
E)   methamphetamineF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Up until the 1960s, the ________ view was the dominant popular approach to psychology.

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A)   psychodynamic
B)   behavioristic
C)   humanistic
D)   sociocultural
E)   deterministicF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Preconscious memories are thought to

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A)   function in the background until they are needed.
B)   detect changes in biological functioning and regulate them without conscious awareness.
C)   involve automatic cognitive processing of information.
D)   stem from the need to repress traumatic memories or taboo desires.
E)   cannot be brought to conscious memory because they are "buried" too deep.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Widely abused illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines are attractive to users because

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A)   they stimulate the brain's "reward circuits."
B)   they helped our ancestors survive and reproduce.
C)   they suppress REM sleep.
D)   they slow down mental and physical activity.
E)   they produce hallucinations and delusions.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory. If you are in deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep, what brain waves will be detected?

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A)   beta
B)   alpha
C)   theta
D)   delta
E)   tauF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Russell needs more of the drug he has been using to get the normal high he got when he first started. Russell is experiencing

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A)   	drug tolerance
B)   	drug detoxification
C)   	withdrawal
D)   	overdrawal
E)   	a syngergistic reactionF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

According to Freud, the latent content of a dream refers to

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A)   the setting of the dream.
B)   the story line of the dream.
C)   whether the dream is in color or black and white.
D)   the emotional tone of the dream.
E)   the symbolic meaning of the dream.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

The concept of the unconscious is most associated with the writings of

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A)   Roger Sperry.
B)   Sigmund Freud.
C)   Michael Gazzaniga.
D)   Rene Descartes.
E)   Robert Ross.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

__________ refers to the condition in which a person's response to a drug is reduced due to repeated usage.

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