Practice Questions – Unit 7: States of Consciousness

1. Ronnie has a dream that he is being chased by a golden goose. He is told that this
reflects his anxiety about impregnating women. This analysis represents the ___ of his
dream.

a. manifest content b. latent content

c. activation synthesis d. mental reprogramming

2. Maria falls asleep during alert daytime activities. Maria is most likely suffering from
which sleep disorder?

a. narcolepsy b. insomnia
c. sleep apnea d. enuresis

3. Which of the following is not characteristic of REM sleep?

a. rapid eye movements b. paralysis of body musculature

c. shortening periods as sleep progresses c. increased heart rate

4. Hap is at a workshop and falls asleep. He is relaxed and his brain-wave pattern would
show long waves – but not delta waves – interrupted by short bursts of electrical activity.
What stage of sleep is Hap in?

a. Stage I b. Stage II
c. Stage IV c. REM

5. Which of the following statements about sleep is FALSE?

a. Sleep patterns change with age

b. Everyone needs at least 8 hours of sleep a night
c. Some people are night owls whereas others are early birds
d. Circadian rhythms influence the sleep cycle

6. Research on hypnosis suggests that it is LEAST helpful for which of the following?

a. pain relief b. reduction of anxiety

c. quitting smoking d. childbirth

7. Which of the following statements about hypnosis is FALSE?

a. Everyone can be hypnotized

b. Hypnosis is real; people are not just faking it
c. Memories recalled under hypnosis are not always accurate
d. Not all psychologists agree that hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness
Practice Questions – Unit 7: States of Consciousness

8. Cecilia has been hypnotized and told that she will not feel pain in her right hand. Her
right hand is then immersed in freezing cold water. According to the dissociation theory
of hypnosis, what part of Cecilia will report feeling pain?

a. the secret hypnotist

b. the posthypnotic suggester
c. the conscious self
d. the hidden observer

9. Which category of drugs mainly has its effects by interfering with the neurotransmitter
dopamine?

a. stimulants b. hallucinogens
c. depressants d. opiates

10. Rolanda takes a drug that raises her blood pressure and heart rate, makes her feel
euphoric and excited, and suppresses her appetite. Rolanda in all likelihood has NOT
taken ____.

a. cocaine b. alcohol
c. methamphetamine d. crack

11. Which of the following drugs is LEAST likely to lead to physical withdrawal
symptoms when the user stops using it?

a. marijuana b. heroin
c. alcohol d. nicotine

12. The designer drug Ecstacy, or MDMA, produces effects similar to what two
categories of drugs?

a. stimulants and depressants

b. hallucinogens and depressants
c. stimulants and hallucinogens
d. opiates and depressants

13. Which of the following categories of drugs produces the most intense withdrawal
symptoms once the person stops using the drug?

a. hallucinogens b. barbiturates
c. stimulants d. a and c