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Psyc Test

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As drug users experience neuroadaptation, they demonstrate signs of
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Selective attention is best illustrated by
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A recurring sleep stage during which most vivid dreams commonly occur is known as ________ sleep.
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Dissociation has been used as an explanation for
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In an experiment, hypnotized subjects are told to scratch their ear if they hear the word psychology mentioned later. The fact that they do so only if they think the experiment is still under way most clearly supports the theory that hypnosis involves
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Bright light inhibits our feelings of sleepiness by suppressing the production of
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Alcohol consumption disrupts the processing of recent experiences into one's permanent memory by:
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Those who complain of insomnia typically _______ how long it actually takes them to fall asleep and ________ how long they actually slept.
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People who claim to have been abducted by space aliens—often shortly after going to bed—commonly recall being floated off their beds. It is most likely that they have incorporated ________ into their memories.
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The large, slow brain waves associated with NREM-3 sleep are called
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A teenager texting while crossing the street is not likely to notice a car rounding the corner and
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Chronic sleep deprivation is most likely to contribute to
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Dr. Brooks seeks to account for the substance abuse of her therapy clients in terms of their abusive home environments, their limited sense of life purpose, and the altered functioning of their neurotransmitter systems.
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The neural activation theory provides a physiological explanation for
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Which of the following sleep disorders is most strongly associated with obesity?
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The distinction between manifest content and latent content is central to ________ theory of dreams.
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Which of the following is a stress hormone that stimulates the body to make fat?
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The experience of vivid geometric images and dreamlike scenes is most likely to be triggered by
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The simultaneous processing of information on many parallel tracks is most closely associated with
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To prevent or reduce marijuana use, young people should be educated about
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unconscious mental activity.
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dreaming
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the long-term costs of regular marijuana use.
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decreasing REM sleep
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LSD.
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Freud's wish-fulfillment
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sleep apnea
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cortisol
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REM
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change blindness.
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selective attention.
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overestimate; underestimate
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role playing.
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hypnagogic sensations
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weight gain.
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hypnotic pain relief.
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biopsychosocial
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melatonin.
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delta waves.
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tolerance.
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Which sleep disorder is most likely to be accompanied by sleepwalking and sleeptalking?
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Sleep deprivation increases levels of the hunger-arousing hormone
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Hallucinations similar to those that accompany the near-death experience can be produced by
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A car driver's ability to navigate a familiar route while carrying on an animated conversation with passengers best illustrates the importance of
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Staying up especially late on weekends is most likely to have an influence on
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Among those informed that their bodies are swaying, postural sway is indicative of
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Which of the following psychoactive drugs produces the quickest and most powerful rush of euphoria?
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Court systems frequently ban testimony from witnesses who have been hypnotized because the procedure often encourages
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Nicotine triggers a(n) ________ in anxiety and a(n) ________ in mental alertness.
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The discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of certain drugs is called

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