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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
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-02
Page-Reference: 202
Topic: What Is Consciousness?
Skill: C
Objective: 6.1
3. The state we are in when we are awake and reasonably alert is called _____________.
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-03
Page-Reference: 202
Topic: What Is Consciousness?
Skill: F
Objective: 6.1
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
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
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
drugs
dreams
sleep
meditation
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-07
Page-Reference: 203
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2
Answer: sleep
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
infradian
diurnal
circadian
ultradian
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-10
Page-Reference: 203
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2
Answer: circadian
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-11
Page-Reference: 203
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2
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?
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.
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
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
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
pineal gland
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
thalamus
hippocampus
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-17
Page-Reference: 203-204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2
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?
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.
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-20
Page-Reference: 204
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2
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
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
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
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
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-26
Page-Reference: 205
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.2
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
REM sleep
non-REM sleep
REMN sleep
paradoxical sleep
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-29
Page-Reference: 205-206
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3
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
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
Answer: Stage 2
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
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
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
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
alpha
beta
theta
delta
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-38
Page-Reference: 206
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3
Answer: delta
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-39
Page-Reference: 206-207
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3
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
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
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-42
Page-Reference: 207
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.3
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.
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-44
Page-Reference: 207
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.3
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
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
a 10-year-old child
a 24-year-old adult
a 44-year-old adult
a 74-year-old adult
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-49
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.4
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-50
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4
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
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-52
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4
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.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-54
Page-Reference: 208
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4
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
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.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-59
Page-Reference: 209-210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: C
Objective: 6.4
60. Mary is having insomnia. Which piece of advice would you give to help her deal with it?
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-60
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4
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
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
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-62
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4
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
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
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
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.
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-67
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4
68. Which of these individuals has the highest risk for having sleep apnea?
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-68
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: A
Objective: 6.4
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-69
Page-Reference: 210
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4
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
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?
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."
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-74
Page-Reference: 210-211
Topic: Altered States—Sleep
Skill: F
Objective: 6.4
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
Answer: narcolepsy
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
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
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
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
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-82
Page-Reference: 214
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.5
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
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
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-85
Page-Reference: 214
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.5
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
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
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-90
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: F
Objective: 6.6
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
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
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-94
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.6
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-95
Page-Reference: 216
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.6
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
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.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-98
Page-Reference: 216-217
Topic: How People Think
Skill: C
Objective: 6.6
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
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
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
Answer: insight
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
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
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
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
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.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-108
Page-Reference: 219
Topic: How People Think
Skill: A
Objective: 6.7
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-124
Page-Reference: 222
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8
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
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
words
syntax
phonemes
morphemes
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-129
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8
Answer: morphemes
one morpheme
two morphemes
three morphemes
four morphemes
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-130
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: A
Objective: 6.8
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
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-133
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: A
Objective: 6.8
phonemes
morphemes
semantics
registers
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-134
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8
Answer: phonemes
morphemes
phonemes
semantics
sound bytes
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-135
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: C
Objective: 6.8
Answer: phonemes
morpheme
phoneme
gesture
syntax
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-136
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: A
Objective: 6.8
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
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-137
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: A
Objective: 6.8
Answer: phonemes
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.
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-138
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8
Answer: By the time they are 9 months old, they can recognize only the phonemes of the language to
which they are exposed.
syntax
pragmatics
morphemes
phonemes
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-139
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8
Answer: pragmatics
140. The practical aspects of communicating with others, or the social "niceties" of language, are
referred to as _____________.
syntax
grammar
morphemes
pragmatics
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-140
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.8
Answer: pragmatics
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
Page-Reference: 223
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
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-142
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: A
Objective: 6.8
Answer: pragmatics
intonation
syntax
morphemes
phonemes
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-143
Page-Reference: 223
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
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-144
Page-Reference: 223
Topic: Language
Skill: C
Objective: 6.8
Answer: intonation
145. Which developmental psychologist theorized that concepts preceded and aided the development
of language?
Vygotsky
Piaget
Sapir
Whorf
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 06-1-145
Page-Reference: 224
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.9
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.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-146
Page-Reference: 224-225
Topic: Language
Skill: C
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?
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-147
Page-Reference: 224
Topic: Language
Skill: F
Objective: 6.9
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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.
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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]
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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.
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