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WorksheetsAP Psychology: Unit 5 Barrons
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
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1.
Agonists are psychoactive drugs that
a)
produce tolerance to the drug without associated withdrawal symptoms.
b)
mimic and produce the same effect as certain neurotransmitters.
c)
Mimic neurotransmitters and block their receptor sites.
d)
enhance the effects of certain opiates like heroin.
2.
In comparison with older people, babies
a)
sleep more fitfully; they tend to wake up more often.
b)
sleep more deeply; they spend more time in stage 3 and 4 sleep.
c)
spend more time in REM stage than other sleep stages.
d)
spend more time in stage 1, which causes them to awaken easily.
3.
Which of the following is the best analogy for how psychologists view consciousness?
a)
the on/off switch on a computer
b)
a circuit breaker that controls power to a house
c)
a fuse that allows electricity to pass through until a short circuit occurs
d)
a dimmer switch for a light fixture
4.
During a normal nights sleep, how many times do we pass through the different stages of sleep?
a)
2
b)
2-3
c)
4-7
d)
8-11
5.
Which of the following is evidence supporting the role theory of hypnosis?
a)
People with rich fantasy lives are more hypnotizable,
b)
People will not behave under hypnosis in ways they would without hypnosis.
c)
Hilgard's experiment demonstrated the presence of the hidden observer.
d)
Our heart and respiration rates may differ while under hypnosis.
6.
Activation-synthesis theory tries to explain
a)
how consciousness emerges out of neural firings.
b)
how psychoactive drugs create euphoric effects.
c)
the origin and function of dreams.
d)
how our mind awakens us after we pass through all the sleep stages.
7.
Hilgard's experiment that demonstrated the presence of a hidden observer is evidence for which theory?
a)
role theory of hypnosis
b)
levels of consciousness
c)
recuperative theory of sleep
d)
dissociation theory of hypnosis
8.
Which of the following two sleep disorders occur most commonly?
a)
insomnia and narcolepsy
b)
apnea and narcolepsy
c)
apnea and insomnia
d)
night terrors and apnea
9.
Marijuana falls under what category of psychactive drug?
a)
depressant
b)
mood elevator
c)
hallucinogen
d)
stimulant
10.
Night terrors and somnambulism usually occur during which stage of sleep?
a)
stage 1, close to wakefulness
b)
REM sleep
c)
stage 4
d)
sleep onset
11.
Which neurotransmitter is affected by opiates?
a)
seretonin
b)
endorphins
c)
dopamine
d)
GABA
12.
In the context of psychoactive drugs, what does the term tolerance mean?
a)
treatment of psychoactive drug addicts by peers and other members of society.
b)
the amount of sleep a person needs to function normally.
c)
the need for an elevated dose of a drug in order to get the same effect.
d)
the harmful side effects of psychoactive drugs.
13.
The information-processing theory says that dreams
a)
are meaningless by-products of how our brains process information during REM sleep.
b)
are symbolic representations of the information we encode during the day.
c)
are processed by one level of consciousness but other levels remain unaware of the dreams.
d)
occur during REM sleep as the brain deals with daily stress and events.
14.
Which level of consciousness controls involuntary body processes?
a)
preconscious level
b)
subconscious level
c)
unconscious level
d)
nonconscious level
15.
Professor Bohkle shows a group of participants a set of geometric shapes for a short period of time. Later, Professor Bohkle shows the same group a larger set of shapes that includes the first set of geometric shapes randomly distributed among other new images. When asked which shapes they prefer, the participants choose shapes from the first group more often than the new images, even though they cannot remember which images they had seen previously. This experiment demonstrates which concept?
a)
priming
b)
mere-exposure effect
c)
shaping
d)
primacy
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