Question 1

Narcolepsy is another name for somnambulism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Research has substantiated that yawning is often contagious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The effects of PCP include dissociation, depersonalization, and feelings of invulnerability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Sleepwalking or somnambulism is characterized by an episode of walking (or performing other actions) that typically occurs during NREM stage 3 or 4 slow-wave sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In some research studies, people who are just pretending to be hypnotized can convincingly portray hypnotic effects, including pain reduction, age regression, amnesia, and hallucinations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The only time that most people experience beta brain waves is in stage 4 NREM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A national survey of college students found that fewer than 20 percent "drank to get drunk" in the previous year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Hypnotically induced age regression can produce vivid, accurate recall of your earliest experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Driving while drowsy is a serious problem in the United States. The highest number of traffic accidents that can be attributed to drowsiness consistently occur among young male drivers aged 25 or younger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Over the course of a typical night, periods of REM sleep become progressively longer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Dream themes, such as being naked in a public place, flying, or failing an exam, are common among most adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

People can eventually adapt to sleeping for as little as four or five hours per night with little or no cognitive impairment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In a study examining brain differences between practitioners of meditation and those who never meditated, MRI scans showed that the meditators had more gray matter in regions associated with attention, emotion, and sensory processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Sleep thinking is the most common mental activity during sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

It is a myth that the original formula of Coca-Cola contained cocaine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

If Jim and Anne are the same weight and consume the same number of alcoholic drinks, Anne will become more intoxicated than Joe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In contrast to the activation-synthesis model, the neurocognitive model of dreaming emphasizes the relationship between the manifest content and the latent content of dreams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The deepest sleep of stages 3 and 4 NREM typically occurs in the early morning hours before awakening.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A sudden loss of voluntary muscle strength and control that is usually triggered by an intense emotion and often occurs during episodes of narcolepsy is called somnambulism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A couple of times during the night, you awaken slightly. Each time you awaken, you're aware of vague mental images that reflect a conversation you and your boss had about resolving a problem at work. These bland, thought-like ruminations about real events are best described as sleep mentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Section 3: Consciousness and Its Variations

Dream themes, such as being naked in a public place, flying, or failing an exam, are common among most adults.

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Driving while drowsy is a serious problem in the United States. The highest number of traffic accidents that can be attributed to drowsiness consistently occur among young male drivers aged 25 or younger.

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Over the course of a typical night, periods of REM sleep become progressively longer.

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A couple of times during the night, you awaken slightly. Each time you awaken, you're aware of vague mental images that reflect a conversation you and your boss had about resolving a problem at work. These bland, thought-like ruminations about real events are best described as sleep mentation.

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Narcolepsy is another name for somnambulism.

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The only time that most people experience beta brain waves is in stage 4 NREM sleep.

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It is a myth that the original formula of Coca-Cola contained cocaine.

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Research has substantiated that yawning is often contagious.

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The deepest sleep of stages 3 and 4 NREM typically occurs in the early morning hours before awakening.

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People can eventually adapt to sleeping for as little as four or five hours per night with little or no cognitive impairment.

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If Jim and Anne are the same weight and consume the same number of alcoholic drinks, Anne will become more intoxicated than Joe.

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Sleepwalking or somnambulism is characterized by an episode of walking (or performing other actions) that typically occurs during NREM stage 3 or 4 slow-wave sleep.

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Sleep thinking is the most common mental activity during sleep.

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The effects of PCP include dissociation, depersonalization, and feelings of invulnerability.

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In some research studies, people who are just pretending to be hypnotized can convincingly portray hypnotic effects, including pain reduction, age regression, amnesia, and hallucinations.

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A sudden loss of voluntary muscle strength and control that is usually triggered by an intense emotion and often occurs during episodes of narcolepsy is called somnambulism.

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In contrast to the activation-synthesis model, the neurocognitive model of dreaming emphasizes the relationship between the manifest content and the latent content of dreams.

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Hypnotically induced age regression can produce vivid, accurate recall of your earliest experiences.

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In a study examining brain differences between practitioners of meditation and those who never meditated, MRI scans showed that the meditators had more gray matter in regions associated with attention, emotion, and sensory processing.

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A national survey of college students found that fewer than 20 percent "drank to get drunk" in the previous year.

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