AP Psyc Unit 5 Mods 22 & 23 Consciousness Mr. White

Consciousness is

• the sudden and often novel realization of the solution to a problem.
•  the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information. 
• effortless encoding of incidental information into memory. 
•  our awareness of ourselves and our environment.

People are particularly responsive to hypnosis if they

• strongly expect that they can be hypnotized.
•  are below average in intelligence and education.
• are easily distracted and have difficulty focusing attention. 
•  suffer a physical or psychological dependence on alcohol.

Which of the following is true of “hypnotically refreshed” memories?

• They are accurate except for minor details.

• The combine fact and fiction.

• They are difficult to dispute.

• They are produced by people looking for attention.

Researchers have demonstrated that hypnosis can be useful in

•  treating obesity. 
• helping individuals with drug, alcohol, or smoking addictions.
•  enhancing recall of stressful events. 
• making individuals perform actions they wouldn't do otherwise.

While Bev was hypnotized, her therapist suggested that during the next several days she would have a strong desire to eat well-balanced meals. The therapist was apparently making use of

• age regression.
• posthypnotic suggestion.
• activation-synthesis theory. 
• posthypnotic amnesia.

Hypnotized people are no more likely to perform dangerous acts than those who are asked to simulate hypnosis. This fact is most consistent with

• the activation-synthesis theory.
• dissociation theory.
• Freud's dream theory.
• social influence theory.

Hypnotized participants asked to lower their arm into an ice bath exhibited no pain when given that suggestion. Psychologists supporting the social influence theory would suggest that

• hypnosis caused a split in awareness so that only some part of the dissociated consciousness experienced pain.
• the participant was caught up in playing the role of a “good hypnotic subject” and ignored the pain. 
• endorphins, the body's natural pain killers, were acting to diminish pain sensations in hypnotized subjects. 
• because of our two-track minds much of our behavior occurs on autopilot.

A split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur simultaneously with and yet separately from other thoughts is called

• narcolepsy.
• dissociation.
• paradoxical sleep.
• posthypnotic suggestion.

Circadian rhythm refers to

• the pattern of emotional ups and downs we routinely experience.
• a pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle. 
• the experience of sleep apnea following an extensive transoceanic flight.
• the cycle of five distinct stages that we experience during a normal night's sleep.

Alpha waves are associated with

• REM sleep.

• NREM-1 sleep.

• NREM-3 sleep.

• relaxed but awake state.