Psychology Semester 2 Final

Researchers had their subjects sit in a place with no natural light, time cues, clocks, radios, TV, or internet devices. It was observed the length of the day expanded to 25 hours. This changed which natural rhythm?

• Biological Rhythms
• Ultradian Rhythms
• Infradian Rhythms
• Circadian Rhythms

Also known as sleepwalking

• Consciousness
• Sleep Deprivation
• Somnambulism
• Night Terrors

The awareness of you and your surroundings or environment.

• Consciousness
• Sleep Deprivation
• Somnambulism
• Night Terrors

A noticeable loss of sleep resulting in loss of concentration and an increase in irritability

• Consciousness
• Sleep Deprivation
• Somnambulism
• Night Terrors

A patient is constantly tired. During a sleep test it was noted that they stopped breathing for 10 seconds or longer. They most likely have:

• Narcolepsy
• Sleep Apnea
• Sleep agnosia
• Insomnia

Sleep disorder where a person may slip unexpectedly into REM sleep during the day.

• Insomnia
• Sleep Apnea
• Narcolepsy
• Night terrors

Lakeisha has a sleep disorder characterized by difficulty in falling asleep or remaining asleep is called:

• Narcolepsy
• Sleep Apnea
• Sleep agnosia
• Insomnia

Based on its effects on the central nervous system, cocaine can be classified as

• Depressant
• Stimulant
• Hallucinogens
• Narcotic

When people fly to a new time zone, they mess with this natural rhythm.

• The circadian rhythm
• The internal rhythm
• Infradian rhythm
• Ultradian rhythm

This chemical can assist a person with falling asleep.

• GABA
• Melatonin
• Dopamine
• MDMA