AP Psych Quiz - Last half Unit 2

Shortly after falling asleep, and hundreds of times during the night, Paola wakes up after a loud "snore" of breath, because she has stopped breathing. Whith which sleep disorder would she most likely be diagnosed?

• Narcolepsy

• Insomnia

• Sleep apnea

• Nightmares

• Night terrors

Which of the following dream theories states that dreams help us sort out the day's events and consolidate our memories?

• Information processing

• Wish-fulfillment

• Physiological Functions

• Neural Disconnection

• Neural Activation

After two nights without sleep, which of the following can be expected?

• An increase in night terrors

• sleep apnea

• Manifest Content Dreams

• Narcolepsy

• REM rebound

Which part in the brain is responsible for speech function/production?

• Broca's Area

• Temporal Lobe

• Limbis System

• Hypothalamus

Which of the following represents a circadian rhythm?

• A burst of growth during puberty

• The sleep cycle is roughly 90 minutes long

• Our bodes sleep/wake on a roughly 24 hour schedule.

• Our bodes become paralyzed when we enter REM sleep.

• Pulse rate increases when we exercise.

Shortly after falling asleep James experiences the hypnagenic sensatio nof falling. It is most likely that he is which stage of sleep?

• Alpha

• NREM1

• NREM2

• NREM3

• REM

The pineal gland receives instructions from the _________ to release ________

• thalamus, dopamine

• occipital lobe,serotonin

• Suprachiasmatic nucleus, melatonin

• spinal chord,acetylcholine

A researcher interested in determining the size of a particular area of the brain would most likely to use which of the following techniques?

• Lesion

• EEG

• MRI

• fMRI

• PET scan

Which lobe Processes your 5 senses?

• Occipital

• Temporal

• Frontal

• Parietal

Our awareness of ourselves and our environment is called

• Hypnosis

• Dreaming

• Circadian Rhythm

• Conciousness