Question 1

To psychoanalytic therapists, the story line of a dream-its surface content-is known as its _______________ content.

Accepted Answer

A)   manifest
B)   latent
C)   fixation
D)   repressionE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Edna is concentrating on a security monitor, carefully observing a particularly suspicious group of shoppers who are walking around her department store. Psychologists would say that Edna is engaged in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   sustained attention
B)   automatic processing
C)   discrimination
D)   convergent thinkingE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Ingrid is gardening outdoors. She can smell the flowers, see the trees, feel the plants and dirt in her hands, and hear the birds singing. In terms of consciousness, all of these experiences will be consolidated into what Baars (1997)  called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   wakefulness state
B)   global workspace
C)   manifest content
D)   true experimentE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

If you have ever _______________, you then experienced a loss of consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A)   fainted
B)   sneezed
C)   blinked
D)   all of theseE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following is true of individuals who drink alcohol excessively and chronically?

Accepted Answer

A)   Their brains literally shrink.
B)   They have an increased risk of throat cancer.
C)   They have a risk of being malnourished.
D)   all of these.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Maddie has ingested ______________, a derivative of the coca plant, and is experiencing an increased heart rate and a euphoric rush.

Accepted Answer

A)   heroin
B)   cocaine
C)   caffeine
D)   morphineE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Felix, who is one month old, typically spends about __________ of his sleep in REM.

Accepted Answer

A)   0 percent
B)   33 percent
C)   50 percent
D)   95 percentE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following drugs is thought to exert its effects by increasing levels of serotonin, thereby creating hallucinations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lysergic acid diethylamide(LS
D)  
B)   MDMA("E") 
C)   marijuana
D)   HydrocodoneE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Joseph has a recurrent dream in which large bears are chasing him through a seemingly familiar hallway. When he gets to the end of the hallway, he sees his children, and they are crying, but he feels he can do nothing about it. This dream disturbs Joseph to the point where he seeks the help of a therapist.
-According to Freud's theory, the story line of Joseph's dream would be considered the dream's __________ level of content.

Accepted Answer

A)   manifest
B)   latent
C)   ego
D)   superegoE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 6: Consciousness

Edna is concentrating on a security monitor, carefully observing a particularly suspicious group of shoppers who are walking around her department store. Psychologists would say that Edna is engaged in which of the following?

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Which of the following is true of individuals who drink alcohol excessively and chronically?

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Felix, who is one month old, typically spends about __________ of his sleep in REM.

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Maddie has ingested ______________, a derivative of the coca plant, and is experiencing an increased heart rate and a euphoric rush.

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Ingrid is gardening outdoors. She can smell the flowers, see the trees, feel the plants and dirt in her hands, and hear the birds singing. In terms of consciousness, all of these experiences will be consolidated into what Baars (1997) called the __________.

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If you have ever _______________, you then experienced a loss of consciousness.

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To psychoanalytic therapists, the story line of a dream-its surface content-is known as its _______________ content.

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Which of the following drugs is thought to exert its effects by increasing levels of serotonin, thereby creating hallucinations?

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Edna is concentrating on a security monitor, carefully observing a particularly suspicious group of shoppers who are walking around her department store. Psychologists would say that Edna is engaged in which of the following?

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Which of the following is true of individuals who drink alcohol excessively and chronically?

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Felix, who is one month old, typically spends about __________ of his sleep in REM.

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Maddie has ingested ______________, a derivative of the coca plant, and is experiencing an increased heart rate and a euphoric rush.

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Ingrid is gardening outdoors. She can smell the flowers, see the trees, feel the plants and dirt in her hands, and hear the birds singing. In terms of consciousness, all of these experiences will be consolidated into what Baars (1997) called the __________.

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If you have ever _______________, you then experienced a loss of consciousness.

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To psychoanalytic therapists, the story line of a dream-its surface content-is known as its _______________ content.

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Which of the following drugs is thought to exert its effects by increasing levels of serotonin, thereby creating hallucinations?

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