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Chapter 06: Consciousness and Cognition

Chapter 06 Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term do psychologists use to designate our personal awareness of feelings, sensations, and
thoughts?
thinking
cognition
conscience
consciousness

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-01
Page-Reference: 202
Topic: What Is Consciousness?
Skill: F
Objective: 6.1

Answer: consciousness

2. Consciousness is the _____________.

state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes


awareness of ourselves and the environment
memory of personally experienced events
intentional recollection of an item of information

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-02
Page-Reference: 202
Topic: What Is Consciousness?
Skill: C
Objective: 6.1

Answer: awareness of ourselves and the environment

3. The state we are in when we are awake and reasonably alert is called _____________.

altered state of consciousness


waking consciousness
self-awareness
intelligence

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-03
Page-Reference: 202
Topic: What Is Consciousness?
Skill: F
Objective: 6.1

Answer: waking consciousness

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4. What do we call a state of consciousness that can result from the use of alcohol, drugs, or
hypnosis?
daydreaming
meditative absorption
stream of consciousness
altered state of consciousness

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-04
Page-Reference: 202-203
Topic: What Is Consciousness?
Skill: F
Objective: 6.1

Answer: altered state of consciousness

5. Mental activities that differ noticeably from normal waking consciousness are known as
_____________.
hyperconsciousness
unconscious states
relaxed wakefulness
altered states of consciousness

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-05
Page-Reference: 202-203
Topic: What Is Consciousness?
Skill: C
Objective: 6.1

Answer: altered states of consciousness

6. Daydreaming, meditation, intoxication, sleep, and hypnosis are all types of _____________.

self-awareness
self-absorption
waking consciousness
altered states of consciousness

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-06
Page-Reference: 202-203
Topic: What Is Consciousness?
Skill: F
Objective: 6.1

Answer: altered states of consciousness

7. What used to be called "the gentle tyrant"?

drugs
dreams
sleep
meditation

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Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-07
Page-Reference: 203
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: sleep

8. A circadian cycle is about _____________ hours long.

8
12
6
24

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-08
Page-Reference: 203
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: 24

9. A biological cycle, or rhythm, that is approximately 24 hours long is called a(n) _____________ cycle.

infradian
circadian
diurnal
ultradian

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-09
Page-Reference: 203
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: circadian

10. Our sleep–wake cycle follows a(n) _____________ rhythm.

infradian
diurnal
circadian
ultradian

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-10
Page-Reference: 203
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

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Answer: circadian

11. The hypothalamus controls the _____________.

hypnotic suggestibility ratio


sleep–wake cycle
frequency of nightmares
growth hormones that occur during sleep

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-11
Page-Reference: 203
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: sleep–wake cycle

12. The sleep–wake cycle is ultimately controlled by the part of the brain called the _____________.

optical nerve
frontal lobe
hypothalamus
median forebrain bundle

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-12
Page-Reference: 203
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: hypothalamus

13. What aspect of circadian rhythms might explain why we tend to feel so tired at night?

Body temperature bottoms out on Monday mornings.


The three biorhythm patterns converge at low points on Mondays.
Heart rates typically increase at night.
There is an organ in the brain sensitive to light changes, which then affects our sleepiness.

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-13
Page-Reference: 203-204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.2

Answer: There is an organ in the brain sensitive to light changes, which then affects our sleepiness.

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14. _____________, a hormone involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms, is secreted by the
pineal gland.
Serotonin
Testosterone
Estrogen
Melatonin

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-14
Page-Reference: 203-204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: Melatonin

15. Melatonin is to _____________ as an aspirin is to _____________.

nausea; nightmare
nightmare; blood clots
insomnia; headache
sleep apnea; blood thinner

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-15
Page-Reference: 203-204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.2

Answer: insomnia; headache

16. Where is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) located?

the thalamus
the cerebellum
the basal ganglia
the hypothalamus

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-16
Page-Reference: 203
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: the hypothalamus

17. Circadian rhythms are controlled by the _____________.

pineal gland
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
thalamus
hippocampus

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Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-17
Page-Reference: 203-204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

18. The hormone melatonin reaches peak levels in the body during the _____________.

morning
early evening
afternoon
night

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-18
Page-Reference: 204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.2

Answer: night

19. Which statement is correct concerning how much sleep people need?

Most people need at least 10 hours.


Men need more sleep than women.
The amount of sleep people need varies from person to person depending on age and possibly
inherited sleep needs.
Women need more sleep than men.

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-19
Page-Reference: 204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.2

Answer: The amount of sleep people need varies from person to person depending on age and possibly
inherited sleep needs.

20. Which of the following statements accurately reflects the relationship of the total amount of sleep
an individual needs as a function of age?
We require more sleep as we age.
As we age, we tend to need less sleep.
We require much sleep during infancy and early childhood, less sleep in adolescence and early
adulthood, and then more sleep in middle and older age.
The amount of sleep we require solely depends on individual difference variables.

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Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-20
Page-Reference: 204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: As we age, we tend to need less sleep.

21. Which device would a sleep researcher use to monitor a sleeping person's brain waves?

electromyograph (EMG)
electrocardiograph (ECG)
electro-oculograph (EOG)
electroencephalograph (EEG)

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-21
Page-Reference: 204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: electroencephalograph (EEG)

22. REM sleep refers to _____________.

dreamless sleep
sleep induced by sleeping pills
sleep periods in which sleepwalking is likely
sleep periods in which a person's eyes move rapidly

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-22
Page-Reference: 204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: sleep periods in which a person's eyes move rapidly

23. In 1984, Dr. Rosenthal and his colleagues described a variant of major depression, associated with
feelings of worthlessness and helplessness. What did they call this condition?
"jet lag" depression
seasonal affective disorder
sleep apnea
reactive depression

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-23
Page-Reference: 204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

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Answer: seasonal affective disorder

24. How were the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) unique, compared to those of other
types of depression?
Symptoms consistent with depression would occur only after travelling to a different time zone.
Symptoms consistent with depression would generally appear during the summer months and
disappear in the winter months.
Symptoms consistent with depression would generally appear during the autumn or winter months
and disappear in the spring and summer months.
Symptoms consistent with depression would occur only after travelling to a different time zone during
the summer months.

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-24
Page-Reference: 204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: Symptoms consistent with depression would generally appear during the autumn or winter
months and disappear in the spring and summer months.

25. Why is it possible that those living in Canada would suffer a greater chance of SAD than perhaps
someone living in Florida?
Depression is connected to vitamin C, and Florida produces an abundance of oranges; therefore,
vitamin C is plentiful.
Due to the abundance of sunlight in Florida, the internal clock, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, would
not be affected; therefore, SAD would not develop.
The long winter nights in Canada increase the production of melatonin, which results in decreased
production of serotonin, causing an increased risk of depression.
There is no statistical difference regarding the probability of SAD developing more in Canada than in
Florida.

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-25
Page-Reference: 205
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.2

Answer: The long winter nights in Canada increase the production of melatonin, which results in
decreased production of serotonin, causing an increased risk of depression.

26. If the EEG record reveals evidence of very small and very fast waves, you are likely to conclude
that the sleeping person is _____________.
really not sleeping and is actually awake
in Stage 2
in Stage 3
in Stage 4

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Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-26
Page-Reference: 205
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2

Answer: really not sleeping and is actually awake

27. You see an advertisement for a method of learning a foreign language that seems simple: just put
on a tape and fall asleep. The accompanying description cites proof that people can learn while
asleep. Being a good psychological detective, what question would you ask about the offered
proof?
Did the individuals actually dream about the foreign language?
What did the EEG indicate about the participants' level of sleep?
Did the researchers use only long sleepers who would spend more time with the tapes?
Were study breaks included in the tape to provide greater comprehension of the material?

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-27
Page-Reference: 205
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.2

Answer: What did the EEG indicate about the participants' level of sleep?

28. You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult. The participant is hooked
up to an EEG. What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then
enters the first stage of sleep?
alpha waves eventually replaced by delta waves
delta waves eventually replaced by theta waves
alpha waves eventually replaced by theta waves
delta waves eventually replaced by beta waves

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-28
Page-Reference: 205
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.2

Answer: alpha waves eventually replaced by theta waves

29. What term do sleep researchers use to designate Stages 1 to 4 of sleep?

REM sleep
non-REM sleep
REMN sleep
paradoxical sleep

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Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-29
Page-Reference: 205-206
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

Answer: non-REM sleep

30. If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep, you were
most likely in which stage of sleep?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
slow wave sleep

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-30
Page-Reference: 205
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.3

Answer: Stage 1

31. Upon just waking up, you report a vivid visual event. What term do psychologists use for such
phenomena?
hypnic jerk
positive hallucination
hypnogogic image
hypnopompic image

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-31
Page-Reference: 205
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.3

Answer: hypnogogic image

32. If the EEG record reveals evidence of sleep spindles, you are likely to conclude that the sleeping
person is in which stage of sleep?
REM
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-32
Page-Reference: 206
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

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Answer: Stage 2

33. Sleep spindles appear during _____________ sleep.

Stage 1
REM
Stage 2
Stage 4

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-33
Page-Reference: 206
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

Answer: Stage 2

34. Short, rhythmic bursts of brain wave activity that appear during Stage 2 sleep are called
__________.
delta waves
sleep spindles
paradoxical sleep waves
beta waves

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-34
Page-Reference: 206
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

Answer: sleep spindles

35. Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory. If you are in deep sleep less than an
hour after falling asleep, what brain waves will be detected?
beta
alpha
theta
delta

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-35
Page-Reference: 206
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

Answer: delta

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36. The stage of sleep in which delta waves begin to appear is _____________ sleep.

Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-36
Page-Reference: 206
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

Answer: Stage 3

37. The deepest stage of sleep is _____________ sleep.

Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-37
Page-Reference: 206
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

Answer: Stage 4

38. Stage 4 sleep is marked by _____________ waves.

alpha
beta
theta
delta

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-38
Page-Reference: 206
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

Answer: delta

39. Children, in Stage 4 sleep, _____________.

dream all the time


are harder to wake up during this stage than adults
are easier to wake up during this stage than adults
hallucinate

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Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-39
Page-Reference: 206-207
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

Answer: are harder to wake up during this stage than adults

40. What would you expect to see on the EEG record of a person who is engaged in an episode of
sleepwalking?
paradoxical sleep waves
very large sleep spindles
evidence of deep sleep (Stage 4)
a record that is virtually the same as that of a daydreaming person

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-40
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.3-6.4

Answer: evidence of deep sleep (Stage 4)

41. REM behaviour disorder results from _____________.

too much sleep


not enough sleep
failure of the brain mechanisms to block brain signals to the muscles
deterioration of the medial hypothalamus

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-41
Page-Reference: 207
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

Answer: failure of the brain mechanisms to block brain signals to the muscles

42. REM behaviour disorder most commonly occurs _____________.

in men over age 60


in women under age 60
in children
among the poor

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-42
Page-Reference: 207
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

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Answer: in men over age 60

43. Which of the following is CORRECT concerning REM deprivation?

REM deprivation results in long-term mental illness.


REM deprivation occurs only among the elderly.
REM deprivation leads to increased amounts of REM sleep on subsequent nights of sleep.
REM deprivation can lead to visual impairments.

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-43
Page-Reference: 207
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3

Answer: REM deprivation leads to increased amounts of REM sleep on subsequent nights of sleep.

44. John will likely experience REM rebound tonight if he

takes a sleeping pill before bed.


drinks too much caffeine prior to sleeping.
did not sleep much last night.
slept more than 8 hours last night.

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-44
Page-Reference: 207
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.3

Answer: did not sleep much last night.

45. Barry has experienced an emotionally stressful day. What would you expect to see in his EEG
record when he sleeps tonight?
REM rebound
a greater amount of time spent in NREM sleep than usual
a greater amount of time spent in Stage 2 sleep than usual
a greater amount of time spent in REM than usual

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-45
Page-Reference: 207
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.3

Answer: a greater amount of time spent in REM than usual

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46. Jennifer wakes up, shaken from her memories of a terrible nightmare in which she was being
chased by zombies. What sleep stage did Jennifer just wake up from?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
REM

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-46
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.3

Answer: REM

47. Approximately _____________ percent of the population experiences at least some incidents of
sleepwalking.
20
40
60
80

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-47
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: 20

48. Judith is startled when her 6-year-old daughter, Laura, sleepwalks into the family room. It is most
likely that Laura is experiencing the _____________ stage of the sleep cycle.
REM
first
third
fourth

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-48
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4

Answer: fourth

49. Which of the following individuals is most likely to sleepwalk?

a 10-year-old child
a 24-year-old adult
a 44-year-old adult
a 74-year-old adult

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Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-49
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.4

Answer: a 10-year-old child

50. Sleepwalking occurs __________.

primarily during REM sleep


primarily during NREM Stage 4 sleep
equally as often in REM and NREM sleep
only in REM sleep

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-50
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: primarily during NREM Stage 4 sleep

51. Features of sexsomnia include all of the following EXCEPT

a history of sleepwalking.
previous history of sexsomnia behaviours.
sleep deprivation.
co-morbid ADHD.

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-51
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: co-morbid ADHD.

52. Sexsomnia is often described as a mix of

sleepwalking and emotional stress.


elevated brain waves and substance abuse.
sleepwalking and wet dreams.
elevated brain waves and hyperarousal.

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-52
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

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Answer: sleepwalking and wet dreams.

53. According to sexsomnia expert Dr. Collin Shapiro, the hallmark symptom for a diagnosis of
sexsomnia is
abrupt brain wave patterns that elevate the person out of periods of deep sleep.
a documented previous history of other sexsomnia acts.
a documented previous and current history of sleepwalking.
alcohol abuse combined with sleep deprivation.

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-53
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: abrupt brain wave patterns that elevate the person out of periods of deep sleep.

54. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Night terrors are a rare disorder.


Nightmares, but not night terrors, suggest some psychological problems.
Night terrors, but not nightmares, suggest some psychological problems.
Both nightmares and night terrors suggest psychological problems.

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-54
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: Night terrors are a rare disorder.

55. One of the main semantic problems associated with using sleepwalking as a defence for murder is
that _____________.
sleepwalkers really do not walk
the correct term for this type of behaviour is REM behaviour disorder
true sleepwalking does not really exist
most murderers do not sleep well

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-55
Page-Reference: 209
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.4

Answer: the correct term for this type of behaviour is REM behaviour disorder

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56. If you have been waking up too early for several weeks, you are probably suffering from
_____________.
insomnia
parasomnia
hypersomnia
reverse insomnia

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-56
Page-Reference: 209
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: insomnia

57. A sleep disorder characterized by difficulty in falling asleep or remaining asleep throughout the
night is _____________.
zombulism
cataplexy
narcolepsy
insomnia

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-57
Page-Reference: 209
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: insomnia

58. To treat your sleep problem, you are told that you should avoid sleeping pills, alcohol, and
caffeine; that you should set your alarm clock to wake up at the same time each day; and that you
should get out of bed if you cannot sleep. What sleep disorder have you been experiencing?
enuresis
narcolepsy
insomnia
REM sleep behaviour disorder

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-58
Page-Reference: 209
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4

Answer: insomnia

59. Sleep research supports three helpful hints to avoid insomnia. Which of the following statements is
one of them?
Stay in bed if you cannot fall asleep, so that you do not "wake up" your brain.
Avoid meditation or relaxation techniques, as they interfere with your circadian rhythm.
Try to nap as much as possible.
It is better to go to bed at about the same time every night.

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Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-59
Page-Reference: 209-210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.4

Answer: It is better to go to bed at about the same time every night.

60. Mary is having insomnia. Which piece of advice would you give to help her deal with it?

Take sleeping pills.


Go to bed at different times every night.
Study in bed and then go to sleep immediately.
Do not do anything but sleep in your bed.

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-60
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4

Answer: Do not do anything but sleep in your bed.

61. The difference between insomnia and sleep apnea is that _____________.

sleep apnea affects primarily the elderly, whereas insomnia is characteristic of children
insomnia is treatable, but sleep apnea is not
insomnia is characterized by sleeplessness, whereas sleep apnea is characterized by breathing
difficulties
sleep apnea is a precursor to narcolepsy, whereas insomnia is not

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-61
Page-Reference: 209-210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.4

Answer: insomnia is characterized by sleeplessness, whereas sleep apnea is characterized by breathing


difficulties

62. A sleep disorder that may require the use of a machine to force air gently into the nasal passages
is called _____________.
sleep apnea
insomnia
narcolepsy
cataplexy

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Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-62
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: sleep apnea

63. Jim is 56 years old and slightly overweight. His wife reports that he snores loudly. What sleep
disorder seems to fit Jim's symptoms?
narcolepsy
sleep apnea
sleep terror
REM sleep behaviour

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-63
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4

Answer: sleep apnea

64. _____________is a disorder in which breathing stops briefly during sleep, causing the person to
choke, gasp, and awaken momentarily.
Sleep apnea
Insomnia
Narcolepsy
Non-REM sleep

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-64
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: Sleep apnea

65. You find it hard to sleep due to your roommate's sleeping behaviour. She snores quite a bit, and at
times it sounds as though she has great difficulty breathing. Your roommate may have
_____________.
sleep apnea
night terrors
nightmares
narcolepsy

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-65
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4

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Answer: sleep apnea

66. A student nurse looks at a patient's chart and does not understand the meaning of serious sleep
apnea, so she asks the head nurse for assistance. How might the head nurse describe this
condition?
The patient is mentally ill and tends to try to suffocate himself at times.
The patient cannot sleep unless he has several pillows that he uses to deaden sounds that might
awaken him.
The patient appears to awaken throughout the night and start walking, but he will not respond to
commands.
The patient has a potentially life-threatening condition in which air does not flow into or out of his
nose or mouth for periods of time while he is asleep.

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-66
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4

Answer: The patient has a potentially life-threatening condition in which air does not flow into or out of his
nose or mouth for periods of time while he is asleep.

67. CPAP stands for _____________.

continuous positive airway pressure


cancer prevention application procedure
controlled pulmonary air pump
correctable pointed airflow problem

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-67
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: continuous positive airway pressure

68. Which of these individuals has the highest risk for having sleep apnea?

John, 62 years old, who is overweight


Angela, 21 years old, who is depressed
Alicia, 42 years old, who is suffering from anorexia
Juan, 8 years old, who is experiencing episodes of enuresis

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-68
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4

Answer: John, 62 years old, who is overweight

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69. Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by _____________.

difficulty falling or remaining asleep


nodding off without warning in the middle of the day
difficulty breathing while asleep
experiencing temporary paralysis immediately after waking up from sleep

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-69
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: difficulty breathing while asleep

70. Surgery to which organ in the body may relieve symptoms of apnea?

septum
uvula
olfactory membrane
auditory canal

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-70
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: uvula

71. Your friend has experienced excessive daytime sleepiness. He is laughing with you and suddenly
falls to the ground. Your friend is probably suffering from _____________.
narcolepsy
parasomnia
REM rebound
sleep apnea

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-71
Page-Reference: 210-211
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4

Answer: narcolepsy

72. You are telling a joke to your friend, who is laughing uproariously and then suddenly collapses to
the floor. You are not surprised to later learn that he has a sleep disorder known as _____________.
enuresis
narcolepsy
sleep terror
daytime insomnia

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Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-72
Page-Reference: 210-211
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4

Answer: narcolepsy

73. Which of the following statements might help you to determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

"I have difficulty getting to sleep."


"I do not have an adverse reaction to sleeping pills."
"I sometimes fall into a deep sleep in the middle of a conversation."
"When I get up in the morning, I have the feeling that I had really bad nightmares."

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-73
Page-Reference: 210-211
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.4

Answer: "I sometimes fall into a deep sleep in the middle of a conversation."

74. Narcolepsy occurs when _____________.

REM sleep intrudes into wakefulness


NREM sleep intrudes into wakefulness
inadequate sleep occurs over a period of weeks
inadequate levels of Stage 4 sleep cause neurological damage

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-74
Page-Reference: 210-211
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4

Answer: REM sleep intrudes into wakefulness

75. Which of the following conditions would you least like the pilot flying your airplane to have?

enuresis
narcolepsy
sleep terror
daytime insomnia

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-75
Page-Reference: 210-211
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.4

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Answer: narcolepsy

76. Research suggests that narcolepsy is due to

severe stress.
childhood trauma.
abnormally high levels of serotonin.
a loss of hypocretin-secreting neurons in the hypothalamus.

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-76
Page-Reference: 210-211
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.4

Answer: a loss of hypocretin-secreting neurons in the hypothalamus.

77. The mental activity that goes on in the brain when a person is organizing and attempting to
understand information and conveying information to others is known as
selective attention.
communication.
processing.
thinking.

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-77
Page-Reference: 212
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.4

Answer: thinking.

78. When people are asked to say how many windows they have in their dwelling, the amount of time
people take to come up with the answer _____________.
does not depend on the number of windows
depends on the number of windows
depends on the size of the windows
depends on whether the house had one or two stories, not the number of windows

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-78
Page-Reference: 212
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.5

Answer: depends on the number of windows

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79. You ask a student to describe the path to his dorm room. The most likely way in which he will do
this is to _____________.
recite a rote list of directions he memorized
give you the GPS location of his dorm room
walk through a mental image of the path and describe it to you as he does so
tell you that he has to draw a map of the path before he can describe it

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-79
Page-Reference: 212
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.5

Answer: walk through a mental image of the path and describe it to you as he does so

80. You cannot remember where you left your car keys. You think back to where you have been and
mentally retrace your steps. You are using _________ to find your keys.
mental images
formal concepts
a prototype
insight

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-80
Page-Reference: 212
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.5

Answer: mental images

81. PET scans have demonstrated that when you are creating a visual image _____________.

the image is generated by the retinal ganglion cells and sent to the cortex
the image is generated by the thalamus and sent to the brain
the areas associated with stored knowledge send information to the visual cortex
there is no locus in the brain that can be determined for the generation of visual images

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-81
Page-Reference: 213
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.5

Answer: the areas associated with stored knowledge send information to the visual cortex

82. Concepts are ideas that represent _____________.

a class or category of objects, events, or activities


patterns of behaviour
higher-order conditioning and secondary reinforcers
none of these

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Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-82
Page-Reference: 214
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.5

Answer: a class or category of objects, events, or activities

83. Don tells Ray that he wants to get a new sports car. Ray immediately understands why, because he
is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different
from family cars. Ray is using mental categories called _____________.
classes
concepts
attributes
classifications

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-83
Page-Reference: 214
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.5

Answer: concepts

84. Before enrolling in an abnormal psychology course, Gary's idea of psychological disorders had
been influenced primarily by talk shows. He expected to hear the same kinds of stories he had
heard on talk shows. What an eye-opening experience the course turned out to be! How would a
cognitive psychologist describe the influence that the course had on Gary's idea of psychological
disorders?
Gary learned the value of algorithms.
Gary now uses heuristics.
The course increased Gary's ability to use visual imagery.
The course altered Gary's concept of psychological disorders.

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-84
Page-Reference: 214
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.5

Answer: The course altered Gary's concept of psychological disorders.

85. Compared to the formal concepts learned in science and math, natural concepts tend to be
_____________.
easier to learn
very clear and well defined
fuzzy with unclear boundaries
good fits with a rigid classification system

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Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-85
Page-Reference: 214
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.5

Answer: fuzzy with unclear boundaries

86. The first thing that comes to mind when asked to name an example from a category is called the
_____________.
schema
prototype
concept marker
category marker

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-86
Page-Reference: 215
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.5

Answer: prototype

87. Which example would most people take longest to identify as a fruit (even though it technically is a
fruit)?
grape
apple
orange
olive

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-87
Page-Reference: 215
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.5

Answer: olive

88. Which is the most likely prototype for the concept "vehicle"?

glider
car
scooter
bicycle

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-88
Page-Reference: 215
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.5

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Answer: car

89. While travelling abroad, you find yourself on a bus tour with another Canadian student and a
student from Japan. Based on what you know about prototypes and culture, you would expect that
your prototypes will be
more similar to the prototypes of the Canadian student.
more similar to the prototypes of the student from Japan.
equally similar to the prototypes of each of these students.
unique to you and have very little in common with those of either student.

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-89
Page-Reference: 215
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.5

Answer: more similar to the prototypes of the Canadian student.

90. The trial-and-error method of solving problems is also known as _____________.

the use of a heuristic device


the use of algorithms
a mechanical solution
the A.I. solution

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-90
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.6

Answer: a mechanical solution

91. What systematic problem-solving method guarantees a correct solution, provided that one exists?

heuristic method
algorithmic method
mnemonic device
cognitive shortcut

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-91
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.6

Answer: algorithmic method

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92. Talia is looking for her cat by methodically searching each room and then closing the door. She is
using what type of problem-solving strategy?
an algorithm
a heuristic
a means–end strategy
a hunch

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-92
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.6

Answer: an algorithm

93. Sally is enrolled in a high-school geometry course, which she describes as "drawing figures and
figuring drawings." In a typical class, students draw geometric figures and use a formula to
calculate an aspect of the figure, such as its area. Each time Sally uses a formula, she is making
use of what psychologists call __________.
heuristics
logarithms
algorithms
convergence

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-93
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.6

Answer: algorithms

94. An advantage of algorithms over heuristics is that _____________.

algorithms are much faster


algorithms guarantee a correct answer
algorithms are shortcuts
algorithms use rules of thumb

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-94
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.6

Answer: algorithms guarantee a correct answer

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95. An advantage of using a heuristic over an algorithm is that _____________.

the heuristic ensures a correct answer


the heuristic takes longer and is more accurate
the heuristic can be quicker
the heuristic always works in the same way

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-95
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.6

Answer: the heuristic can be quicker

96. Which problem-solving strategies do not guarantee solutions but make efficient use of time?

heuristics
algorithms
mnemonic devices
cognitive shortcuts

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-96
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.6

Answer: heuristics

97. In problem solving, the term rule of thumb refers to _____________.

heuristics
algorithms
mnemonic devices
cognitive shortcuts

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-97
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.6

Answer: heuristics

98. Seventy percent of the students in a classroom are women and 30 percent are men. One student is
described as ambitious, athletic, and assertive. Why are most people likely to think that this
description refers to a male student?
They are using the availability heuristic.
They are using the representativeness heuristic.
People seek only confirming information.
People tend to make relative comparisons.

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Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-98
Page-Reference: 216-217
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.6

Answer: They are using the representativeness heuristic.

99. Frank mistakenly believes that there are more words that begin with the letter K than there are with
the letter K in the third position due to the _____________.
representativeness heuristic
availability heuristic
planning fallacy
confirmation bias

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-99
Page-Reference: 217
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.6

Answer: availability heuristic

100. In a heuristic called _____________, a person determines the difference between the current
situation and the goal and then tries to reduce that difference by various methods.
means–end analysis
availability heuristic
representative heuristic
rule of linked arms

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-100
Page-Reference: 217
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.6

Answer: means–end analysis

101. A seemingly arbitrary flash "out of the blue," through which the solution to a problem suddenly
becomes apparent to you but you do not consciously know how you "figured it out," is called
_____________.
brainstorming
priming
insight
a mental set

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-101
Page-Reference: 218
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.6

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Answer: insight

102. Kohler demonstrated "aha!" or insight behaviour with _____________.

birds
dogs
cats
chimps

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-102
Page-Reference: 218
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.6

Answer: chimps

103. Miguel was struggling with the answer to one of the questions on his psychology midterm. Seeing
that the answer was not going to come easily, he went on to answer some of the other, easier
questions. Then, suddenly, in a flash, the answer to the problematic question just seemed to
"pop" into his head. Miguel's experience is an example of
a means–end analysis.
creativity.
divergent thinking.
insight.

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-103
Page-Reference: 218
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.6

Answer: insight.

104. A loose screw on the visor causes it to drop down while Ben drives; however, he keeps forgetting
to take a screwdriver out to the car to fix it. When he notices the visor drop again, he reaches into
his pocket for a dime that he then uses to tighten the screw holding the visor. What problem-
solving difficulty did Ben overcome?
relative comparison
functional fixedness
poor problem representation
the representative heuristic

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-104
Page-Reference: 219
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.7

Answer: functional fixedness

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105. Riley has figured out how to unlock his bedroom door with a paper clip. What has he most likely
overcome in his new use of the paper clip?
functional fixedness
the representational problem
the representative heuristic
the confirmation bias

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-105
Page-Reference: 219
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.7

Answer: functional fixedness

106. The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past
is called _____________.
mental set
means–end analysis
noncompensatory modelling
prototypical idealization

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-106
Page-Reference: 219
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.7

Answer: mental set

107. What term do psychologists use to describe our tendency to search for evidence that supports
our belief and to ignore evidence that might disprove it?
confirmation bias
convergent thinking
availability heuristic
representativeness heuristic

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-107
Page-Reference: 219
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.7

Answer: confirmation bias

108. Randall believes that aliens crashed in western Canada in the 1950s. When looking for
information about this on the internet, he ignores any sites that are skeptical of his belief and only
visits and talks with his friends about the sites that support his belief. This is an example of
mental set.
confirmation bias.
functional fixedness.
divergent thinking.

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Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-108
Page-Reference: 219
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.7

Answer: confirmation bias.

109. The concept of the confirmation bias specifically assumes that we are most likely to believe
_____________.
the scientific method as true
information that agrees with our thinking
information that refutes our thinking
logical thinking

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-109
Page-Reference: 219
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.7

Answer: information that agrees with our thinking

110. The ability to produce solutions to problems by combining ideas or behaviour in new ways is
called _____________.
creativity
insight
heuristics
latent learning

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-110
Page-Reference: 220
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.7

Answer: creativity

111. _____________ thinking works well for routine problem solving but may be of little use when a
more creative solution is needed.
Heuristic
Divergent
Insightful
Convergent

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-111
Page-Reference: 220
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.7

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Answer: Convergent

112. A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on
that point. The _____________ person is engaging in _____________.
functional thinking
circular thinking
convergent thinking
divergent thinking

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-112
Page-Reference: 220
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.7

Answer: divergent thinking

113. What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of
answers to a question?
decisive
convergent
heuristic
divergent

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-113
Page-Reference: 220
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.7

Answer: divergent

114. Coming up with as many different uses of a brick as possible, such as using it for a doorstop, is a
type of _____________ thinking.
disordered
divergent
associative
convergent

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-114
Page-Reference: 220
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.7

Answer: divergent

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115. Which of the following questions would be more likely to produce divergent thinking?

"What is a stapler?"
"How do you spell stapler?"
"How many uses can you think of for a stapler?"
"What does a stapler look like?"

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-115
Page-Reference: 220
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.7

Answer: "How many uses can you think of for a stapler?"

116. Which type of thinking is most closely related to creativity?

heuristic
divergent
insightful
convergent

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-116
Page-Reference: 220
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.7

Answer: divergent

117. A group of business people get together to try to solve the problem of decreased sales of their
company's products. One of them suggests that they generate as many ideas as they can in a
short period of time without being critical of any of them. This technique of stimulating divergent
thinking is called _____________.
brainstorming
keeping a journal
freewriting
mind or concept mapping

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-117
Page-Reference: 221
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.7

Answer: brainstorming

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118. The divergent thinking technique of starting with a central idea and drawing a "map" with lines
from the centre to other related ideas and then forming a mental image of the concepts and their
connections is known as
brainstorming.
keeping a journal.
freewriting.
mind or concept mapping

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-118
Page-Reference: 221
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.7

Answer: mind or concept mapping

119. The divergent thinking technique of writing down everything that comes to mind about a topic
without revising or proofreading until all of the information is recorded and then organizing it later
is known as _____________.
brainstorming
keeping a journal
freewriting
mind or concept mapping

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-119
Page-Reference: 221
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.7

Answer: freewriting

120. Clara is completing the _________ component of the TTCT when she is asked, "Just suppose that
people could read the minds of others. How would the world be different?"
Figural
Verbal
Divergent Thinking
Thinking Creatively with Pictures

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-120
Page-Reference: 222
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.7

Answer: Verbal

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121. If you were assessing fluency, originality, elaboration, abstractness of titles, and resistance to
closure, you would be using the __________ component of the Torrance Tests of Creative
Thinking.
Figural
Verbal
S Factor
Thinking Creatively with Pictures

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-121
Page-Reference: 221-222
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.7

Answer: Thinking Creatively with Pictures

122. Which of the following is NOT one of the three components of the Torrance Tests of Creative
Thinking?
Brainstorming TTCT
Verbal TTCT
Thinking Creatively with Pictures TTCT
Figural TTCT

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-122
Page-Reference: 221-222
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.7

Answer: Brainstorming TTCT

123. A system for combining symbols so that an infinite number of meaningful statements can be
made is called ______.
pragmatics
language
semantics
grammar

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-123
Page-Reference: 222
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8

Answer: language

124. According to famed linguist Noam Chomsky, humans have an innate ability to understand and
produce language through a device he called
Syntax Synthesizer (SS)
Grammar Grabber (GG)
Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
Language Learning System (LLS)

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Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-124
Page-Reference: 222
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8

Answer: Language Acquisition Device (LAD)

125. The system of rules governing the structure and use of a language is known as __________.

morphemic rules
phonemic rules
grammar
linguistic relativity

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-125
Page-Reference: 222
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8

Answer: grammar

126. The system of rules for combining words and phrases to form grammatically correct sentences is
called _____________.
semantics
phonics
syntax
morphology

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-126
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8

Answer: syntax

127. The sentences "The dog bit the boy" and "The boy was bitten by the dog" have the same
meaning, but differ in _____________.
syntax
pragmatics
semantics
morphology

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-127
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: A
Objective: 6.8

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Answer: syntax

128. The basic meaningful units of any language are called _____________.

phonemes
morphemes
semantics
sound bytes

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-128
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8

Answer: morphemes

129. What are the smallest units of meaning in a language?

words
syntax
phonemes
morphemes

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-129
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8

Answer: morphemes

130. The phrase "I tried" has _____________.

one morpheme
two morphemes
three morphemes
four morphemes

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-130
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: A
Objective: 6.8

Answer: three morphemes

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131. How many morphemes are there in the sentence "He is very gentlemanly"?

four
six
five
seven

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-131
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: A
Objective: 6.8

Answer: six

132. The system of rules that governs how we assign meaning to the morphemes we use is called
_____________.
syntax
semantics
phonology
regularization

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-132
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8

Answer: semantics

133. The sentence "Colourless ideas sleep furiously" has _____________.

proper syntax but poor semantics


proper syntax and good semantics
improper syntax and poor semantics
improper syntax but good semantics

Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-133
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: A
Objective: 6.8

Answer: proper syntax but poor semantics

134. Language is based on basic sound units called _____________.

phonemes
morphemes
semantics
registers

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Answer: phonemes

135. The sounds t, th, and sh are _____________.

morphemes
phonemes
semantics
sound bytes

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Answer: phonemes

136. The words care and bear differ in one _____________.

morpheme
phoneme
gesture
syntax

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Answer: phoneme

137. You are learning Russian in preparation for a trip next summer. Although you are doing a good
job recognizing the written signs you need to know, you are having trouble with the sounds of the
Russian language. Which of the following aspects of language is giving you trouble?
syntax
phonemes
morphemes
audiograms

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Answer: phonemes

138. Which of the following statements is true about infants?

They are not born with the ability to recognize all phonemes.
By the time they are 2 months old, they can recognize only the phonemes of the language to which
they are exposed.
By the time they are 9 months old, they can recognize only the phonemes of the language to which
they are exposed.
By the time they are 12 months old, they can recognize only the phonemes of the language to
which they are exposed.

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Answer: By the time they are 9 months old, they can recognize only the phonemes of the language to
which they are exposed.

139. The social "niceties" of language are called _____________.

syntax
pragmatics
morphemes
phonemes

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Answer: pragmatics

140. The practical aspects of communicating with others, or the social "niceties" of language, are
referred to as _____________.
syntax
grammar
morphemes
pragmatics

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Answer: pragmatics

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141. Pragmatics are defined as _____________.

the practical aspects of communicating with others, or the social "niceties" of language
the system of rules that governs how we combine words to form grammatical sentences
the language rules that determine how sounds and words can be combined and used to
communicate meaning within a language
the language rules used to solve problems between people

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-141
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Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8

Answer: the practical aspects of communicating with others, or the social "niceties" of language

142. Young children sometimes literally interpret sentences like "Do you know where your mommy
is?" by answering, "Yes." They fail to understand the _____________ of the question.
pragmatics
propositional representation
syntax
nativism

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Topic: Language
Skill: A
Objective: 6.8

Answer: pragmatics

143. The rhythm and emphasis on each word is called _____________.

intonation
syntax
morphemes
phonemes

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QuestionID: 06-1-143
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Topic: Language
Skill: C
Objective: 6.8

Answer: intonation

144. When adults who are speaking to infants change the pitch and rhythm in their speech, they are
altering their _____________.
syntax
grammar
morphemes
intonation

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Answer: intonation

145. Which developmental psychologist theorized that concepts preceded and aided the development
of language?
Vygotsky
Piaget
Sapir
Whorf

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Answer: Piaget

146. Which of the following statements BEST describes the general relationship between thinking and
language?
Language is a tool that may be used in thinking, but it is not the sole basis of thought.
anguage is the sole basis of thought.
When we think, we always make use of language.
Language is not usually required in thought processes.

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Objective: 6.9

Answer: Language is a tool that may be used in thinking, but it is not the sole basis of thought.

147. What do we call the hypothesis that language influences what we think?

the dynamic hypothesis


the language reaction hypothesis
the linguistic relativity hypothesis
the cognitive linguistic hypothesis

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In seeking rest vnwares wee fall in trap,
In groping flowres with nettels stong wee are,
In labring long wee reape the crop of care.

4.

Oh darke disceite, with painted face for sho,


Oh poysned bayte, that makes vs eger still,
Oh fayned frend, deceiuing people so,
Oh world, of thee, we cannot speake too ill:
Yet fooles wee are that bend so to thy skill:
The plague and scourge that thousands dayly feele,
Should warne the wise to shun thy whirling wheele.

5.

But who can stop the streame that runnes full swift?
Or quench the fyre that is crept in[1970] the strawe?
The thirsty drinkes, there is no other shift,
Perforce is such that neede obayes no lawe:
Thus bounde wee are in worldly yokes to drawe,
And cannot stay, nor turne agayne in tyme,
Nor learne of those that sought too high to clyme.

6.

My selfe for proofe, loe, here I now appeare,


In woman’s weede, with weeping watred eyes,
That bought her youth and her delights full deare,
Whose Iowde reproch doth sound vnto the skies:
And bids my corse out of the graue to ryse,
As one that may no longer hyde her face,
But needes must come and shew her piteous case.

7.

The sheete of shame, wherein I shrowded was,


Did moue mee oft to playne before this daye,
And in myne eares did ring the trompe of brasse,
Which is defame, that doth each thing[1971] bewraye:
Yea, though full deade and lowe in earth I laye,
I heard the voyse, of mee what people sayde,
But then to speake, alas, I was affrayde.

8.

And nowe a tyme for mee I see preparde,


I heare the lyues and falles of many wights:
My tale therfore the better may bee harde,
For at the torch the litle candell lights:
Where pageants bee, smale things fill out the sights:
Wherefore geue eare, good Churcheyard,[1972] do thy
best
My tragedy to place among the rest.

9.

Because the[1973] truth shall witnes well with thee,


I will rehearse in order, as it fell,
My lyfe, my death, my dolefull desteny,
My wealth, my woe, my doing euery deale,
My bitter blisse, wherein I long did dwell:
A whole discourse by[1974] mee, Shore’s wife by name,
Now shalt thou heare as thou hadst seene the same.

10.

Of noble bloud I cannot boast my byrth,


For I was made out of the meanest molde,
Mine heritage but seuen foote of th’earth,[1975]
Fortune ne gaue to mee the gifts of golde:
But I could brag of nature, if I wolde,
Who fild my face with fauour fresh and fayre,
Whose beauty shon like Phœbus in the ayre.
11.*

By beautie blas’d like torch of twinckling starre,


A lively lamp that lends darke world some light,
Faire Phœbus beames scarse reacheth halfe so farre
As did the rayes of my rare beautie bright:
As summer’s day exceedes blacke winter’s night,
So Shore’s wive’s face made foule Brownetta blush,
As pearle staynes pitch, or gold surmounts a rush.

12.*

The damaske rose or Rosamond the faire,


That Henry held as deere as jewells be,
Who was kept close in cage from open ayre,
For beautie’s boast could scarse compare with me:
The kindly buds, and blosomes of brave tree,
With white and red and deckt my cheekes so fine,
There stoode two balles, like drops of claret wine.

13.*

The beaten snow, nor lily in the field,


No whiter sure then naked necke and hand:
My lookes had force to make a lyon yeld,
And at my forme in gase a world would stand:
My body small, fram’d finely to be span’d,
As though dame Kind had sworne, in solemne sort,
To shrowd herselfe in my faire forme and port.

14.*

No part amisse, when nature tooke such care


To set me out, as nought should be awry,
To fornish forth, in due proportion rare,
A peece of worke should please a prince’s eye:
O would to God, that boast might prove a lie!
For pride youth tooke in beautie’s borrowde trash,
Gave age a whippe, and left me in the lash.

15.

My shape, some sayde, was seemely to ech sight,


My countenaunce did shew a sober grace,
Mine eyes in lookes were neuer proued light,
My tongue in words was[1976] chast in euery case:
Mine eares were deafe and would no louers place,
Saue that, alas, a prince did blot my browe,
Loe, there the strong did make the weake to bowe.

16.

The maiesty that kings to people beare,


The stately port, the awefull cheere they showe,
Doth make the meane to shrinke and couch for feare,
Like as the hounde that doth his maister knowe:
What then? since I was made vnto the bowe,
There is no cloake can serue to hide my fault:
For I agreede the fort hee should assault.

17.

The eagle’s force subdues ech bird that flies,


What metall may resist the flaming fire?
Doth not the sun dasill the clearest eyes,
And melt the yse, and make the frost retyre?
Who can withstand a puissaunt king’s disire?
The stiffest stones are perced through with tooles,
The wisest are with princes made but fooles.

18.

Yf kynde had wrought my forme in common frames,


And set mee forth in coulours blacke and browne,
Or beauty had beene percht in Phœbus’ flames,
Or shamefast wayes had pluckt my fethers downe,
Then had I kept my fame and good renowne:
For nature’s gifts were[1977] cause of all my greefe:
A plesaunt pray entiseth many a thiefe.

19.

Thus woe to thee that wrought my peacock’s pryde,


By clothing mee with nature’s tapestry:
Woe worth the hewe wherein my face was dyde,
Which made mee thinke I pleased euery eye:
Like as the sterres make men beholde the skye,
So beautye’s showe doth make the wise full fond,
And brings free harts full oft to endlesse bond.

20.

But cleare from blame my frends can not be founde,


Before my time my youth they did abuse:
In mariage a prentise was I bounde,
When[1978] that meere loue I knew not how to vse:
But, welaway, that can not mee excuse,
The harme is mine though they deuisde my care,
And I must smart and sit in slaundrous snare.

21.

Yet gieue mee leaue to pleade my cause at large:


Yf that the horse do run beyond his race,
Or any thing that keepers haue in charge,
Doe breake theyr course where rulers may take place:
Or meate bee set before the hungrye’s face,
Who is in fault, th’offender,[1979] yea, or no,
Or they that are the cause of all this woe?

22.

Note well what strife this forced mariage makes,


What lothed liues do come where loue doth lacke,
What scratching breers do growe vpon such brakes,
What common weales by it are brought to wracke,
What heauy loade is put on pacient’s backe,
What straunge delights this braunch of vice doth
breede,
And marke what grayne springs out of such a seede.

23.

Compell the hauke to sit that is vnmande,


Or make the hound vntaught to drawe the dere,
Or bring the free against his will in band,
Or moue the sad a pleasaunt tale to here:
Your time is lost and you no whit the[1980] nere:
So loue ne learnes of force the knot to knit,
She serues but those that feele sweete fancie’s fit.

24.

The lesse defame redounds to my disprayse,


I was entiste by traynes, and trapt by trust:
Though in my powre remayned yeas, and nayes,
Unto my frends yet needs consent I must,
In euery thing, yea, lawfull or vniust:
They brake the bowes and shakte the tree by sleight,
And bent the wand that mought haue growne full
streight.

25.

What helpe in this, the pale thus broken downe,


The dere must needs in daunger run astray:
At mee therefore why should the worlde so frowne?
My weakenes made my youth a prince’s pray:
Though wisdome should the course of nature stay,
Yet try my case, who list, and they shall proue
The ripest wits are soonest thralles to loue.
26.

What neede I more to clere my selfe so[1981] much?


A king me wan, and bad mee at his call,
His royall state, his princely grace was such,
The hope of will, that women seeke for all,
The ease and wealth, the gifts which were not small,
Besieged mee so strongly round about,
My powre was weake, I could not holde him out.

27.

Duke Hanniball in all his conquest great,


Or Cæsar yet, whose triumphes did exceede,
Of all theyr spoyles which made them toyle and sweate,
Were not so glad to haue so rich a meede,
As was this prince when I to him agreede,
And yeelded mee a prisoner, willingly,
As one that knewe no way away to fly.

28.

The nitingale, for all his mery voyce,


Nor yet the larke, that still delights to sing,
Did neuer make the hearers so reioyce,
As I with words haue made this worthy king:
I neuer iarde, in tune was euery string,
I tempred so my tongue to please his eare,
That what I sayde was currant euery where.

29.*

Sweete are the songs that merry night crow[1982] singes,


For many parts are in those charming notes:
Sweete are the tunes and pipes that pleaseth kings:
Sweete is the love wherein great lordings dotes:
But sweetst of all is fancie where it flotes,
For throwe rough seas it smoothly swimmes away,
And in deepe flouds where skulles of fish doe play.

30.*

And where love slides, it leaves no signe nor showe,


Where it hath gon the way so shuts againe:
It is a sport to heare the fine night crow
Chaunt in the queere upon a pricke-song plaine:
No musicke more may please a prince’s vaine
Than descant strange, and voice of faurets breest,
In quiet bower when birds be all at rest.

31.*

No such consort as plaine two parts in one,


Whose rare reports doth carry cunning clean,
Where two long loves and lives in joy alone:
They sing at will the treble or the meane,
Where musicke wants the mirth not worth a beane:
The king and I agreed in such concorde,
I rul’d by love, though he did raigne a lord.

32.

I ioynde my talke, my iestures, and my grace,


In witty frames, that long might last and stand,
So that I brought the king in such a case,
That to his death I was his chiefest hand:
I gouernd him that ruled all this land:
I bare the sword, though hee did weare the crowne,
I strake the stroke that threw the mighty downe.

33.

Yf iustice sayd that iudgement was but death,


With my sweete wordes I could the king perswade,
And make him pause and take therein a breath,
Till I with suite the fautor’s peace had made:
I knewe what way to vse him in his trade,
I had the arte to make the lyon meeke,
There was no poynt wherein I was to seeke.

34.*

I tooke delight in doying each man good,


Not scratting all myselfe as all were mine,
But lookt whose life in neede and danger stoode,
And those I kept from harme with cunning fine
On prince’s traine I alwayes cast mine eine:
For lifting up the servants of a king,
I did throw court myselfe in fauour bring.

35.*

I offered ayde before they sued to me,


And promis’d nought, but would performe it streight
I shaked downe sweete fruit from top of tree,
Made aples fall in laps of men by sleight:
I did good turnes whiles that I was a height,
For fear a flawe of winde would make mee reele,
And blowe me downe when fortune turn’d her wheele.

36.*

I fil’d no chests with chynks to cherish age,


But in the harts of people layde my gold,
Sought love of lord, of maister, and of page,
And for no bribbe I neuer fauour solde:
I had inough, I might doe what I would,
Saue spend or give or fling it on the ground,
The more I gave the more in purse I found.

37.

Yf I did frowne, who then did looke awrye?


Yf I did smile, who would not laugh outright?
Yf I but spake, who durst my words denye?
Yf I pursude, who would forsake the flight?
I meane, my powre was knowne to euery wight:
On such a height good hap had built my bowre,
As though my sweete should nere[1983] haue turnde to
sowre.

38.

My husband then, as one that knewe his good,


Refusde to keepe a prince’s concubine,
Forseeing th’end,[1984] and mischiefe as it stood,
Against the king did neuer much repine:
Hee sawe the grape whereof hee dranke the wine:
Though inward thought his heart did still torment,
Yet outwardly hee seemde hee was content.

39.

To purchase prayse, and win the people’s zeale,


Yea rather bent of kinde to do some good,
I euer did vpholde the common weale,
I had delight to saue the guiltles blood:
Each suter’s cause, when that I vnderstode,
I did prefer as it had bene mine owne,
And help[1985] them vp, that might haue bene
orethrowne.

40.

My powre was prest to right the poore man’s wrong,


My hands were free to geue where neede required:
To watch for grace I neuer thought it long,
To do men good I neede not bee desyred:
Nor yet with gyfts my heart was neuer hyred:
But when the ball was at my foote to guyde,
I playde to those that fortune did abyde.
41.

My want was wealth, my woe was ease at will,


My robes were rich, and brauer then the sunne,
My fortune then was far aboue my skill,
My state was great, my glasse did euer runne:
My fatall threede so happely was spunne,
That then I sate in earthly pleasures clad,
And for the tyme a goddesse’ place I had.

42.

But I had not so soone this lyfe possest,


But my good hap began to slyp asyde,
And fortune then did mee so sore molest,
That vnto playnts was tourned all my pryde:
It booted not to rowe agaynst the tyde,
Myne oares were weake, my heart and strength did
fayle,
The wynde was rough I durst not beare a sayle.

43.

What steps of stryfe belong to high estate?


The climing vp is doubtfull to endure,
The seate it selfe doth purchase priuy hate,
And honour’s fame is fickle and vnsure,
And all shee brings is flowres that bee vnpure:
Which fall as fast as they do sprout and spring,
And cannot last they are so vayne a thing.

44.

Wee count no care to catch that wee doe wishe,


But what wee win is long to vs vnknowen,
Tyll present payne bee serued in our dishe,
Wee scarce perceiue wheron our greife hath growen:
What grayne proues well that is so rashly sowen
Yf that a meane did measure all our deedes,
In steede of corne wee should not gather weedes.

45.

The setled mynde is free from fortune’s power,


They neede not feare who looke not vp aloft:
But they that clyme are carefull euery hower,
For when they fall they light not very softe:
Examples hath the wisest warned oft,
That where the trees the smalest braunches bere,
The stormes do blowe and haue most rigoure there.

46.

Where is it strong but nere the ground and roote?


Where is it weake but on the highest sprayes?
Where may a man so surely set his foote,
But on those bowes that groweth lowe alwayes?
The litle twygs are but vnstedfast stayes,
Yf they breake not, they bend with euery blast:
Who trusts to them shall neuer stand full fast.

47.

The wynde is great vpon the highest hylles,


The quiet lyfe is in the dale belowe,
Who treades on yse shall slyde agaynst their wills,
They want not cares[1986] that curious artes would
knowe:
Who liues at ease and can content him so,
Is perfect wise, and sets vs all to schoole,
Who hates this lore may well bee calde a foole.

48.

What greater griefe may come to any life,


Then after sweete to taste the bitter sowre?
Or after peace to fall at warre and strife,
Or after myrth to haue a cause to lowre?
Under such props false fortune buildes her bowre,
On sodayne chaunge her flittering[1987] frames bee
set,
Where is no way for to escape the net.[1988]

49.

The hasty smart that fortune sendes in spite,


Is harde to brooke where gladnes wee embrace,
Shee threatens not, but sodaynly doth smite,
Where ioy is most there doth shee sorrow place:
But sure I thinke, this is too straunge a case
For vs to feele such griefe amid our game,
And know not why vntill we taste the same.

50.

As erst I sayde, my blisse was tournde to bale,


I had good cause to weepe and wring my hands,
And showe sad chere with countenaunce full pale,
For I was brought in sorrowe’s wofull bands:
A pirry came and set my ship on sands,
What should I hyde, or coulour care and noy?
King Edward dyde in whome was all my ioy.

51.

And when the earth receiued had his corse,


And that in tombe this worthy prince was layde,
The worlde on mee began to showe his force,
Of troubles then my parte I long assayde:
For they, of whome I neuer was afrayde,
Undid mee[1989] most, and wrought mee such dispite,
That they bereft mee from my[1990] pleasure quite.
52.*

Brought bare and poore, and throwne in worlde’s


disgrace,
Holds downe the head that never casts up eye:
Cast out of court, condemn’d in every place,
Condemn’d, perforce, at mercie’s foote must lye:
Hope is but small when we for mercie crye:
The birde halfe dead, that hauke hath fast in foote,
Lay head on blocke where is no other boote.

53.*

The rowling stone that tumbleth downe the hill,


Fynds none to stay the furie of his fall:
Once under foote for euer daunted still:
One cruell blowe strikes cleane away the ball:
Left once in lacke feeles alwayes want of will:
A conquerd mind must yeeld to every ill,
A weake poore soule, that fortune doth forsake
In hard extreames, from world her leave may take.

54.*

From those that fall, such as doe rise doe run:


The sound with sicke doe seldome long abide:
Poore people passe as shadowes in the sun,
Like feeble fish, that needes must follow tyde:
Among the rich a beggar soone is spied:
When weake Shore’s wife had lost her staffe of stay,
The halt and blind went limping lame away.

55.*

The poore is pincht and pointed at indeed,


As baited bull were leading to a stake:
Wealth findes great helpe, want gets no friend at neede,
A plaged wight a booteles mone may make,
A naked soule in street for colde may quake:
But colde or hot, when mischiefes comes a roe,
As falles the lot, the back beares of the bloe.

56.*

Prefarment past, the world will soon forget:


The present time is daily gaz’d upon:
Yf merchant rich from wealth doe fall in debt,
Small count is made of his good fortune gon:
We feede on flesh, and fling away the bone,
Embrace the best and set the worst aside,
Because faire flowers are made of in their pride.

57.*

You yonglings nowe, that vaine delights lead on


To sell chaste life for lewd and light desires,
Poore gaine is got when rich good name is gon:
Foule blot and shame lives under trimme attires:
Worlde soone casts off the hackney horse it hiers:
And when bare nagge is ridden out of breath,
Tibbe is turn’d loose to feed on barren heath.

58.*

Of flowers a while men doe gay poses make:


The sent once past, adue dry withered leaves:
Love lasts not long, prickt up for pleasure’s sake:
Straw little worth, when corne forsaks the sheaves:
A painted post the gazar’s eye deceives:
But when foule fauts are found that blear’d the sight,
The account is gone of girlls or gugawes light.

59.*

Young pooppies play, small season lasts you see:


Old appish sportes are quickly out of grace:
Fond wanton games will soone forgotten be:
As sowre as crabbe becomes the sweetest face:
There needes no more be spoken of this case:
All earthly joyes by tract of time decayes:
Soone is the glase runne out of our good dayes!

60.*

My fall and facte makes proofe of that is spoke,


Tels world to much of shadowes in the sunne,
Dust blowne with winde, or simple proofe of smoake,
That flies from fire and fast throwe aire doth run:
It ends with woe that was with joy begun:
It turnes to teares that first began with sport:
At length long paine finds pleasure was but short.

61.

As long as lyfe remaynde in Edward’s brest,


Who was but I? who had such frends at call?
His body was no sooner put in chest,
But well was hee[1991] that could procure my fall:
His brother was myne enmye most of all,
Protectour then, whose vice did still abound,
From yll to worse tyll death did him confound.

62.

Hee falsely faynde[1992] that I of counsell was


To poyson him, which thing I neuer ment,
But hee could set thereon a face of brasse,
To bring to passe his lewde and false entent:
To such mischiefe this tyrant’s heart was bent,
To God, ne man, hee neuer stoode in awe,
For in his wrath hee made his will a lawe.

63.
Lord Hastings’ bloude for vengeaunce on him cryes,
And many moe, that were to long to name,
But most of all, and in most woefull wise,
I had good cause this wretched man to blame:
Before the worlde I suffred open shame,
Where people were as thicke as is the sand,
I penaunce tooke, with taper in my hand.[1993]

64.

Each eye did stare and looke mee in the face,


As I past by the rumours on mee ran,
But patience then had lent mee such a grace,
My quyet lookes were praysde of euery man:
The shamefast bloud brought me such coulour than,
That thousands sayde, which sawe my sober chere,
It is great ruth to see this woman here.

65.

But what preuaylde the people’s pitie there?


This raging wolfe would spare no giltless blood:
Oh wicked wombe that such ill fruit did beare,
Oh cursed earth, that yeeldeth forth such mud:
The hell consume all things that did thee good,
The heauens shut their gates agaynst thy spreete,
The world tread downe thy glory vnder feete.

66.

I aske of God a vengeaunce on thy bones,


Thy stinking corps corrupts the ayre I knowe:
Thy shamefull death no earthly wight bemones,
For in thy lyfe thy workes were hated so,
That euery man did wish thy ouerthroe:
Wherfore I may, though parciall now I am,
Curse euery cause whereof thy body came.
67.

Woe worth the man that fathered such a childe,


Woe worth the howre wherein thou wast begate:
Woe worth the brests that haue the world begylde,
To norish thee, that all the worlde did hate:
Woe worth the gods that gaue thee such a fate,
To lyue so long, that death deserude so oft:
Woe worth the chaunce that set thee vp aloft.

68.*

Woe worth the day, the time, the howre, and all,
When subiects clapt the crowne on Richard’s head:
Woe worth the lordes, that sat in sumptuous hall,
To honour him that princes blood so shead:
Would God he had bin boyld in scalding lead,
When he presumde in brother’s seat to sit,
Whose wretched rage rul’d all with wicked wit.

69.

Yee princes all, and rulers euerychone,


In punishment beware of hatred’s yre:
Before yee scourge, take heede, looke well thereon:
In wrothes ill will, if mallice kindle fyre,
Your hearts will burne in such a hote desyre,
That in those flames the smoke shall dim your sight,
Yee shall forget to ioyne your iustice right.

70.

You should not iudge till things bee well discerned,


Your charge is still to mayntayne vpright lawes,
In conscience rules yee shoulde bee throughly learned,
Where clemency bids wrath and rashnes pause,
And further sayth, stricke not without a cause:
And when yee smite doe it for iustice sake,
Then in good parte ech man your scourge will take.

71.

Yf that such zeale had mou’d[1994] this tyrant’s minde,


To make my plague a warning[1995] for the rest,
I had small cause such fault in him to fynde,
Such punishment is vsed for the best,
But by yll will and powre I was opprest:
Hee spoylde my goods, and left mee bare and pore,
And caused mee to beg from dore to dore.

72.

What fall was this, to come from prince’s fare,


To watch for crums among the blynde and lame?
When almes were delt I had[1996] an hungry share,
Because I knew not how to aske for shame,
Tyll force and neede had brought mee in such frame,
That starue I must, or learne to beg an almes,
With booke in hand, to[1997] say S. Dauid’s psalmes.

73.

Where I was wont the golden chaines to weare,


A payre of beades about my necke was wound,
A lynnen cloth was lapt about my heare,
A ragged goune that trailed one the ground,
A dish that clapt and gaue a heauy sound,
A staying staffe and wallet therewithall,
I bare about as witnesse of my fall.

74.*

The fall of leafe is nothing like the spring,


Ech eye beholdes the rising of the sunne,
All men admire the fauour of a king:
And from great states growne in disgrace they run,
Such sodaine claps ne wit nor will can shun:
For when the stoole is taken from our feete,
Full flat on floore the body falls in streete.

75.

I had no house wherein to hyde my heade,


The open streete my lodging was perforce:
Full oft I went all hungry to my bed,
My flesh consumde, I looked lyke a corse:
Yet in that plight who had on mee remorse:
O God, thou knowste my frends forsooke mee than,
Not one holpe mee, that succred many a man.

76.

They frownd on mee that fawnd on mee before,


And fled from mee, that followde mee full fast:
They hated mee, by whome I set much store,
They knew full well, my fortune did not last,
In euery place, I was condemnde and cast,
To pleade my cause at bar it was no boote,
For euery man did treade mee vnder foote.

77.

Thus long I liu’d, all weary of my lyfe,


Tyll death approcht, and rid mee from that wo:
Example take by mee, both mayde and wyfe,
Beware, take heede, fall not to folly so:
A Mirour make by[1998] my greate ouerthro,
Defy the[1999] world and all his wanton wayes,
Beware by mee, that spent so yll her dayes.

Tho. Churchyard.[2000]

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