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A person who is typically awake and alert is displaying which pattern of brain waves?

A
theta waves
B
beta waves
C
delta waves
D
alpha waves
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Consciousness includes being aware of personal anxiety and fear.

A
T
B
F
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Someone who is a somnambulist may __________.

A
fall asleep without warning
B
have trouble falling asleep
C
wake up in odd places
D
snore loudly during sleep
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One key to the use of exercise in aiding good sleep is that __________.

A
muscles contain sleep-inducing hormones
B
it is easier to sleep when one is tired
C
delta brain waves are generated by exercise
D
only cardiovascular activities aid sleep
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Freud believes that dreams are a tool for __________.

A
wish fulfillment
B
problem solving
C
memory rehearsal
D
nothing special
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A dreamer who interprets one’s own dreams in a way that confirms personal biases would be supportive of which dream interpretation approach?

A
Freud’s wish fulfillment approach
B
Jung’s collective unconscious approach
C
motivated approach
D
Eastern approach
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The difference between stage 3 and stage 4 sleep is that during stage _____ sleep, __________ waves occur more than 50 percent of the time.

A
3 . . . delta
B
4 . . . delta
C
3 . . . alpha
D
4 . . . alpha
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When a person in stage 1 sleep suddenly awakens with a start, psychologists say they have experienced a __________.

A
sleeping fit
B
hyperactive jerk
C
synaptic startle
D
hypnic jerk
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Some scientists typically think of consciousness as a product of __________.

A
the conversations and social interactions experienced in childhood
B
the interaction of electrical signals from the brain’s synapses
C
an ancestral consciousness, shared among all organisms
D
the cultural accumulation of knowledge and understanding
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Of the following patterns of brain waves, which is typical of a person who is extremely relaxed yet awake?

A
theta waves
B
beta waves
C
delta waves
D
alpha waves
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The differences between each stage of consciousness are easy to recognize.

A
T
B
F
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Describe the activation-synthesis model of dreaming.

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The reason that people do not become overwhelmed by their environments is that consciousness allows people the awareness to __________.

A
learn to observe all stimuli at once
B
rewire the brain to have more capacity
C
selectively focus on certain stimuli
D
remember the feeling of calmness
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Many ancient civilizations believed that dreams were __________.

A
meaningless brain activity
B
a form of shamanistic magic
C
messages from the spirit world
D
memories from previous lives
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Which researcher proposed that dreams are a chance for problem solving?

A
Sigmund Freud
B
Matthew Wilson
C
Rosalind Cartwright
D
J. Allan Hobson

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