States of Consciousness Review

Who objected most strenuously to defining psychology as the science of consciousness?

• the behavorists

• the cognitive psychologists

• the Freduians

• the humanists

• the neurologists

According to cognitive neuroscience,

• consciousness has no relationship to the brain.

• consciousness is a product of the brain.

• creativity arises from altered states of consciousness.

• consciousness does not exist.

• the conscious mind has little access to the larger world of mental activity in the unconscious.

Suppose you wanted to sample the contents of precociousness in a group of volunteers. Which technique would be most appropriate?

• Ask them to recall specific memories to consciousness.

• Ask them to recall a dream.

• Do a priming experiment.

• Have them undergo psychoanalysis.

• Give them MRI scans.

Which statement is true about daydreaming?

• Daydreams help focus your attention.

• Most people daydream everyday.

• Daydreams are usually more vivid than night dreams.

• Daydreams usually serve as an escape from the concerns of real life.

• Most people can easily suppress unwanted thoughts.

All of the following are related to our circadian rhythms, except

• daydreaming.

• waking.

• dreaming.

• sleep.

• jet lag.

According to the activation-synthesis theory, dreams are

• replays of event during the previous day.

• wish fulfillments.

• mental garbage.

• storylike episodes that provide clues about problems in the conscious mind.

• an attempt by the brain to make sense of random activity in the brain system.

Your sleep-wake cycle is an example of what kind of rhythm?

• circadian

• ultradian

• biorhythm

• developmental

What's another word for awareness of self and your environment?

• biorhythm

• REM

• consciousness

• NREM

Which of the following represents the deepest level of sleep?

• NREM 2

• NREM 3

• NREM 1

• REM

Gaining weight and premature aging are both linked to which of the following?

• sleep deficit

• sleepwalking

• sleep apnea

• sleep enhancement