Chapter 7 Flashcard: "What are Dreams?"

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Which answer choice best aligns with the primary definition of dreams? Options: Conscious cognitive processes, Sleep-dependent cognitions, Uncontrolled emotional experiences, Random neural activity

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Sleep-dependent cognitions

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Which of the following is NOT one of the basic categories in the Hall/Van de Castle coding system? Settings, Characters, Objects

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Narrative Structure

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A researcher wakes up from a vivid dream and recalls experiencing bizarre events without questioning their reality. This supports the _______________ cognitive characteristic of dreaming.

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Automaticity

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In accordance with the definition of sleep, which of the following is FALSE regarding the cognitions that occur during sleep?
They are susceptible to being influenced by external perceptual stimuli.
They are homeostatically regulated.
They are constrained by circadian and social physiologic variables.
They are part of a restorative process.

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They are susceptible to being influenced by external perceptual stimuli.

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Which of the following is TRUE regarding the narrative structure of dreams? REM dreams can create narratives more fluently than NREM dreams., NREM dreams can create narratives more fluently than REM dreams., REM dreams can create narratives while NREM dreams cannot., NREM dreams can create narratives while NREM dreams cannot.

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REM dreams can create narratives more fluently than NREM dreams.

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What is one of the key characteristics of dreams?

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Visual sense predominance

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The brain processes sensory input during REM sleep through...?

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Thalamocortical gating

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Which brain region is most associated with impaired self-reflection during REM sleep? Options: Amygdala, Dorsal prefrontal cortex, Primary somatosensory cortex, Medial temporal lobe

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Dorsal prefrontal cortex

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Which of the following is NOT consistent with Jennifer Windt's account of the sense of self in dreams? The self in dreams is related to a hallucinated world much like how the self in wakefulness is related to the real world. The self in dreams is typically devoid of doxastic beliefs. The self in dreams is a complex being with its own unique emotions and experiences. The self in dreams inhabits a specific place in time relative to other objects within the dream.

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The self in dreams is a complex being with its own unique emotions and experiences.