FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CHAPTER 3-CONSCIOUS

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CHAPTER 3-CONSCIOUS

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Question 1: It appears that one's ability to become physically dependent on a

psychoactive drug is influenced by:

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The genome and the environment.

Question 2: Alcohol consumption tends to

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decrease self-awareness and decrease impulse control.Question 3: Although we may be unaware of our gender prejudices, they often influence the way we consciously perceive males and females. This best illustrates

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dual processing.Question 4: Which type of learning is most likely to involve selective attention?

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Observational learning.

Question 5: Forty-year-old Lance insists that he never dreams. Research suggests that he probably

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would report a vivid dream if he were awakened during REM sleep.

Question 6: REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep because

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our nervous system is highly active, while our voluntary muscles hardly move.Question 7: The distinctive brain waves that accompany various stages of sleep are detected by

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an electroencephalograph.Question 8: Sleeping after learning something may enhance the ability to remember what you

learned by blocking:

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Proactive interference.Question 9: Identical twins are more likely than fraternal twins to be similar with respect to their

ability to be hypnotized. This suggests that this trait is:

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heritable.

Question 10: Researchers are most likely to question the value of hypnosis for

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enhancing memory.

Question 11: Night terrors typically occur

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within three hours of falling asleep.Question 12: After a stressful day at the office, Arthur has five or six drinks at a local bar before going home for dinner. Research suggests that Arthur's heavy drinking will have the most adverse effect on his ability to remember

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the next day the names of the people he talked to and what he said while drinking.

Question 13: Hypnosis is associated with what type of cortical activity?

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Alpha

Question 14: Delta waves are more _____ than alpha waves.

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Intense.Question 15: The ability to process two or more things at once is made possible by:

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Parallel processing.Question 16: Prolonged and excessive drinking can shrink the brain most intensely in ________ who have ________ of a stomach enzyme that digests alcohol.

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women; less.Question 17: Study followed by sleep tends to:

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Enhance the effect of studying.Question 18: The use of barbiturates ________ anxiety and ________ nervous system activity.

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decreases; decreases.Question 19: An air pump that keeps the sleeper's airway open and breathing regular is often prescribed for serious cases of

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narcolepsy.Question 20: DNA is probably not related to:

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The manifest and latent content of dreams.

Question 21: An evolutionary psychologist interested in natural selection might be interested in:

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Why most mammals REM while they sleep.Question 22: François was dismayed to discover that some of his football teammates were using drugs to enhance their footwork and endurance on the playing field. Which of the following drugs were the players most likely using?

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amphetamines Question 23: In looking at hypnosis, someone with a psychodynamic perspective would look

for:

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unconscious motives.

Question 24: Which type of cortical wave has the lowest frequency?

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Delta Question 25: Twenty-eight-year-old Theodore has an irrational fear of dogs. His therapist hypnotizes him and asks him to mentally relive his earliest childhood experience with a dog.The therapist is making use of

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age regression Question 26: When the brain is in level 4 sleep, _____ waves are observed in the _____.

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Delta waves, cortex and hippocampus.Question 27: Understanding hypnosis in terms of focused attention, distinctive brain activity, and the presence of an authoritative presence in a legitimate context, requires an integrated ________ approach.

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biopsychosocial.