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Psych 0101-01 Ch.4

Chapter 4 study guide TEST 6/16/11

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Melatonin is manufactured by the: b) pineal gland
Where is the suprachiasmatic nucleus located? a) in the hypothalamus in the brain
In response to bright morning light: b) the suprachiasmatic nucleus causes the pinaela gland to decrease the production of melatonin
Exposure to sunlight and other bright lights: b) suppresses the production of melatonin
The rhythmic electrical patterns of the brain are calle: b) brain waves
REM is an acronym that tands for: bb rapid eye movements
As you are reading this question, you are awake and alert. This means that your brain is generating ____ brain waves b) beta
After turning out the light for night, your head hits the pillow. Gradually, your muscles relax and drowsiness occurs. This drosy yet wakeful state is associated with ____ brain waves. a) alpha
Carlotta is a research assistant in the college sleep lab. As she minotored the EEG recording of a sleeping subject in the lab, she noted the precence of theat brain waves, sleep spindles, and K complexes. The subject is experiencing d) stage 2 NREM
The presnse of sleep sindles and K complexes are defining characteristics of: b) stage 3 NREM sleep
Lying in bed. your mind drifts and you becom eincreasingly drowsy. During this short, transitional stage of sleep you disengage from the routine sounds in your environment. This sleep stage is called: b) stage 1 NREM
You've been lying awake next to your bed partner for about five minutes. As you hear the other person's breathing become rhthmical, you notice occasional slight twitches in your partners hand and leg. Most likely, your bed parnter is in: b) stage 2 NREM
during stage 4 NREM, c) the sleeper's heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate drop to their lowest levels.
In combonation, stage 3 NREM and stage 4 NREM: d) are referred to as slow-wave sleep
As you are being monitored by sleep researches, almost all of your brain activity comprises delta brain waves. This is a clear sighn that you are in: a) stage 4 NREM
Sleepwalking typically occurs during: c) stage 4 NREM sleep
A late night phone call of which you have no memory most likely occured during d) stage 4 NREM
Dreaming usually takes place during ____ sleep and it typically accompanied by ____. REM; physiological arousal, brain activity, and rapid movement of the eyes.
On average, each complete cycle through the stages of NREM sleep and REM sleep lasts about: c) 90 minutes
During a normal night's sleep, a person typically experiences about ____ of NREM and REM sleep. c) 5 cycles
Sleep paralysis: c) usually lasts for a few minutes
The cycles of NREM sleep and REM sleep begin a) during fetal development
According th Focus on Neuroscience: The Sleep-Deprived Emotional Brain, which of the following is TRUE? a) people often react with greater emotionality when they're not getting adequate sleep.
A couple of times during the night, you awaken slightly. Each tim eyou awaken, you're aware of vauge mental images that reflect a conversation you and your boss had about resolving a problem at work. These ruminations about real events are: a) sleep thinking
Vague, bland, thought like ruminations about real-life events that usually occur during NREM slow-wave sleep are characteristic of: a) sleep-thinking
An unfolding sequence of perceptions, thoughts, and emotions during sleep (usually REM), that is experienced as a series of real-life events is a description of: b) a dream
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding dreams? d) all of these statements are true regarding dreams.
During REM sleep, a dreamer tends to uncritically accept the seemingly illogical and ocassionaly bizarre details of his or her dreams. In terms of brian functioning, what seems to account for this? a) the frontal lobes are essentially shut down during REM sleep
Dreams that are most likely to be remembered are: a) early morning dreams, which can last 40 minutes or longer
Most dreams: b) reflect the daily concerns of the dreamer
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