WorksheetsGeneral Psychology: Consciousness
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
On average, people cycle through the five stages of sleep every...
120 minutes
60 minutes
30 minutes
90 minutes
Which of the following sleep disturbances is a condition where a person has difficulty breathing while sleeping?
Night terrors
S.A.D.
Sleep apnea
Narcolepsy
If you believe that dreams are the product of random electrical charges in the brain, then you probably endorse:
behavioral theory
Freudian theory
activation-synthesis theory
dreams-for-survival theory
Sigmund Freud believed that dreams:
enable people to consolidate their memories
had little importance for a scientific psychology
represented unconscious wishes and and desires
were the result of random neuron firings in the brain
Dan has just awakened from non-REM sleep and he feels panicked, fearful, and highly aroused. He has likely experienced a:
night terror
nightmare
panic attack
insomnia
Data from sleep research has convincingly shown that:
people derived of sleep ironically show greater creativity
most negative effects of sleep deprivation are long-lasting
most of the negative effects of sleep deprivation are temporary
people derived of sleep spend time less time in REM sleep
During what stage of sleep would you expect to find sleep spindles and K-complexes?
Stage 1
Stage 4
Stage 2
Stage 3
During what stage of sleep would you expect a person to get the most restful sleep?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
REM
Circadian rhythms research suggests your heart attack/stroke risk is highest at:
11:00 am
8:00 am
6:00 pm
2:00 pm
Of the following, who'd probably be the MOST easily hypnotized?
Kelly, who is easily distracted by noises while reading books
Cyrus, who daydreams rather infrequently
Ty, who often becomes absorbed in listening to classical music
Lisa, who is single and overweight with an IQ of 130
