The activation-synthesis theory best helps to explain why

people often experience sudden visual images during REM sleep.

most dreams are realistic portrayals of pleasant life events.

dreams typically express unacceptable feelings in a symbolically disguised form.

some people experience insomnia throughout their lives.

Which one of the following is NOT a universal characteristic of dreams in human beings?

Lack of apparent sensory impressions

Uncritical Acceptance of Dreams

What role does the reticular formation play in our conscious experience of the world around us?

it allows us to maintain the arousal necessary to respond to sensory stimulus

it integrates the various sensory stimulus into a seemless perception of conscioussness

it allows us to consciously envision a model of ourselves in the future

it gives rise to the emotional nature of our conscious experience

How is the hypothalamus involved in sleep?

In response to decreasing light the hypothalamus' suprachiastmatic nucleus causes the pineal gland to increase production of melatonin, leading you to sleep

The hypothalamus triggers the pituitary gland in the endocrine system to produce the hormone thyroxin, which leads you to sleep.

During sleep the hypothalamus stimulates the production of free radicals, molecules that are toxic to neurons, which weakens unused connections.

The action of the hypothalamus suppresses immune cell production that fights off viral infections and cancer.

Response-stimulus associations are to ________ as stimulus-stimulus associations are to ________.

classical conditioning; operant conditioning

latent learning; observational learning

secondary reinforcement; primary reinforcement

operant conditioning; classical conditioning

In Pavlov’s experiments on the salivary conditioning of dogs, the UCS was:

the presentation of food in the dog’s mouth.

salivation to the sound of a tone.

salivation to the food in the mouth.

Tony and Lilly sell magazine subscriptions by telephone. Tony is paid $1.00 for every 5 calls he makes, while Lilly is paid 1 dollar for every subscription she sells, regardless of the number of calls she makes. Tonyl’s telephoning is reinforced on a ________ schedule, whereas Lilly’s is reinforced on a ________ schedule.

fixed‑ratio; variable‑ratio

variable‑ratio; fixed‑ratio

fixed‑ratio; variable‑interval

fixed‑interval; variable‑ratio

Which of the following statements concerning reinforcement is correct?

Learning is most rapid with continuous reinforcement, but intermittent reinforcement produces the greatest resistance to extinction.

Learning is most rapid with intermittent reinforcement, but continuous reinforcement produces the greatest resistance to extinction.

Learning is fastest and resistance to extinction is greatest after continuous reinforcement.

Learning is fastest and resistance to extinction is greatest following intermittent reinforcement.

The process of retrieval refers to:

getting information out of memory storage.

conscious repetition of information to be remembered

the persistence of learning over time

the organization of information into manageable units

Iconic memory is to echoic memory as ________ is to ________.

visual stimulation; auditory stimulation

short-term memory; long-term memory

explicit memory; implicit memory

automatic processing; effortful processing

A chess-playing computer program that routinely calculates all possible outcomes of all possible game moves best illustrates problem solving by means of

the representativeness heuristic.

Creed so frequently uses threats to get his children to help with household chores that he fails to recognize that using rewards would be more effective in gaining their cooperation. Creed's shortsightedness best illustrates

the representativeness heuristic.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Staying up especially late on weekends is most likely to have an influence on:

the circadian rhythm.

narcolepsy

sleep apnea

seasonal affective disorder.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A modern theory of dreams suggests that dreams help us to fix the day’s experiences into memories. This is known as the ___________ theory of dreams.

information processing

physiological function

activation-synthesis

cognitive developmental

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Carrie’s EEG shows sleep spindles. Which stage of sleep is she in?

NREM 1

NREM 2

NREM 3

REM

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Until reading this question you were unaware that your shoes are pressing against your feet. This focusing of your conscious attention, or selective attention, illustrates that

consciousness is easily understood and defined.

conscious awareness is one part of the dual processing that occurs in our two-track minds.

the definition of consciousness is constantly evolving.

advances in neuroscience make it possible to relate brain activity to our mental states.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A modern theory of dreams suggests that dreams help us to fix the day’s experiences into memories. This is known as the ___________ theory of dreams.

information processing

physiological function

activation-synthesis

cognitive developmental

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The social influence theory of hypnosis receives support from evidence that:

behaviors produced through hypnotic procedures can also be produced without them.

hypnotized subjects have a hidden observer.

easily hypnotized individuals have difficulty focusing attention on their own thoughts and feelings

very few people are at all responsive to hypnotic suggestions.

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1 min • 1 pt

Your young child wakes up a few nights per month seemingly in a panic. She sits up in bed screaming and crying. You rush in to calm her and to see what is happening. The child usually returns to sleep and doesn’t remember this happening at all. What is the best explanation for this behavior?

She may be exhibiting symptoms of early onset epilepsy.

She has excessive anxiety during the day.

She has too much sugar in her diet.

She is probably experiencing night terrors, a fairly common event in early childhood.

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AP Psych Semester Review - Unit 5-6

Staying up especially late on weekends is most likely to have an influence on:

A modern theory of dreams suggests that dreams help us to fix the day’s experiences into memories. This is known as the ___________ theory of dreams.

Carrie’s EEG shows sleep spindles. Which stage of sleep is she in?

Until reading this question you were unaware that your shoes are pressing against your feet. This focusing of your conscious attention, or selective attention, illustrates that

A modern theory of dreams suggests that dreams help us to fix the day’s experiences into memories. This is known as the ___________ theory of dreams.

The social influence theory of hypnosis receives support from evidence that:

Your young child wakes up a few nights per month seemingly in a panic. She sits up in bed screaming and crying. You rush in to calm her and to see what is happening. The child usually returns to sleep and doesn’t remember this happening at all. What is the best explanation for this behavior?

Alpha waves are associated with:

Brad has been asleep for 3 hours. As he continues to sleep, we can expect that sleep will diminish and that sleep will increase in duration

Deep sleep appears to play an important role in:

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AP Psych Semester Review - Unit 5-6

Staying up especially late on weekends is most likely to have an influence on:

A modern theory of dreams suggests that dreams help us to fix the day’s experiences into memories. This is known as the ___________ theory of dreams.

Carrie’s EEG shows sleep spindles. Which stage of sleep is she in?

Until reading this question you were unaware that your shoes are pressing against your feet. This focusing of your conscious attention, or selective attention, illustrates that

A modern theory of dreams suggests that dreams help us to fix the day’s experiences into memories. This is known as the ___________ theory of dreams.

The social influence theory of hypnosis receives support from evidence that:

Your young child wakes up a few nights per month seemingly in a panic. She sits up in bed screaming and crying. You rush in to calm her and to see what is happening. The child usually returns to sleep and doesn’t remember this happening at all. What is the best explanation for this behavior?

Alpha waves are associated with:

Brad has been asleep for 3 hours. As he continues to sleep, we can expect that ________ sleep will diminish and that ________ sleep will increase in duration

Deep sleep appears to play an important role in:

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Brad has been asleep for 3 hours. As he continues to sleep, we can expect that sleep will diminish and that sleep will increase in duration