Psych 1003- Exam 3 Questions and All
Correct Answers
consciousness - Answer is the awareness of internal and external stimuli
electroencephalograph - Answer a device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain
over time by means of recording electrodes attached to the surface of the scalp
biological rhythms - Answer are periodic fluctuations in physiological functioning
circadian rhythms - Answer are the 24-hour biological cycles found in humans and many
other species
electromyograph. (EMG) - Answer records muscular activity and tension
electrooculograph. (EOG) - Answer records eye movements
electrocardiograph. (EKG) - Answer records the contractions of the heart
REM sleep - Answer a deep stage of sleep marked by rapid eye movements, high frequency
brain waves, and dreaming.
non-REM sleep - Answer consist of sleep stages 1 and 3, which are marked by an absence of
rapid eye movements, relatively little dreaming-----varied EEG activity
insomnia - Answer REFERS TO CHRONIC PROBLEMS IN GETTING ADEQUATE SLEEP THAT
RESULTS IN DAYTIME FATIGUE and impaired vision FUCTIONING
NARCOLEPSY - Answer IS A DISEASE MARKED BY THE SUDDEN AND IRRESISTIBLE ONSETS OF
SLEEP DURING NORMAL WAKING PERIODS
SLEEP APNEA - Answer INVOLVES FREQUENT, REFLEXIVE GASPING FOR AIR THAT AWAKENS A
PERSON AND DISRUPTS SLEEP.
SOMNAMBULISM - Answer (SLEEPWALKING) OCCURS WHEN A PERSON ARISES AND
WANDERS ABOUT WHILE REMAINING ASLEEP.
, REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER (RBD) - Answer IS MARKED BY POTENTIALLY
TROUBLESOME DREA, ENACTMENTS DURING REM PERIODS.
HYPNOSIS - Answer IS A SYSTEMATIV PROCEDURE THAT TYPICALLY PRODUCES A
HEIGHTENED STATE OF SUGGESTIBILITY.
DISSOCIATION - Answer IS SPLITTING OFF OF MENTAL PROCESSES INTO TWO SEPARATE,
SIMULTANEOUS STREAMS OF AWARENESS
MEDITATION - Answer REFERS TO A FAMILY OF PRACTICES THAT TRAIN ATTENTION TO
HEIGHTEN AWARENESS AND BRING MENTAL PROCESSES UNDER GREATER VOLUNTARY
CONTROL
Psychoactive drugs - Answer are chemical substances that modify mental, emotional, or
behavioral functioning
Narcotics (opiates) - Answer are drugs derived from opium that are capable of relieving pain
(heroin)
Sedatives - Answer are sleep-inducing drugs that tend to decrease the central nervous
system activation and behavioral activity (barbiturates)
stimulants - Answer are drugs that tend to increase central nervous system activation and
behavioral activity. (Cocaine)(meth/amphetamines)
Hallucinogens - Answer are a diverse group of drugs that have more powerful effects on the
mental and emotional functioning, marked most by notably by distortions in sensory and
perceptual experience (LSD)
cannabis - Answer is the hemp plant dried from which marijuana, harsh, THC are derived
Alcohol - Answer encompasses a variety of beverages containing ethyl alcohol
Tolerance - Answer refers to a progressive decrease in a persons responsiveness to a drug as
a result of controlled use
Physical dependence - Answer exists when a person must continue to take a drug to avoid
withdrawal illness
Correct Answers
consciousness - Answer is the awareness of internal and external stimuli
electroencephalograph - Answer a device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain
over time by means of recording electrodes attached to the surface of the scalp
biological rhythms - Answer are periodic fluctuations in physiological functioning
circadian rhythms - Answer are the 24-hour biological cycles found in humans and many
other species
electromyograph. (EMG) - Answer records muscular activity and tension
electrooculograph. (EOG) - Answer records eye movements
electrocardiograph. (EKG) - Answer records the contractions of the heart
REM sleep - Answer a deep stage of sleep marked by rapid eye movements, high frequency
brain waves, and dreaming.
non-REM sleep - Answer consist of sleep stages 1 and 3, which are marked by an absence of
rapid eye movements, relatively little dreaming-----varied EEG activity
insomnia - Answer REFERS TO CHRONIC PROBLEMS IN GETTING ADEQUATE SLEEP THAT
RESULTS IN DAYTIME FATIGUE and impaired vision FUCTIONING
NARCOLEPSY - Answer IS A DISEASE MARKED BY THE SUDDEN AND IRRESISTIBLE ONSETS OF
SLEEP DURING NORMAL WAKING PERIODS
SLEEP APNEA - Answer INVOLVES FREQUENT, REFLEXIVE GASPING FOR AIR THAT AWAKENS A
PERSON AND DISRUPTS SLEEP.
SOMNAMBULISM - Answer (SLEEPWALKING) OCCURS WHEN A PERSON ARISES AND
WANDERS ABOUT WHILE REMAINING ASLEEP.
, REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER (RBD) - Answer IS MARKED BY POTENTIALLY
TROUBLESOME DREA, ENACTMENTS DURING REM PERIODS.
HYPNOSIS - Answer IS A SYSTEMATIV PROCEDURE THAT TYPICALLY PRODUCES A
HEIGHTENED STATE OF SUGGESTIBILITY.
DISSOCIATION - Answer IS SPLITTING OFF OF MENTAL PROCESSES INTO TWO SEPARATE,
SIMULTANEOUS STREAMS OF AWARENESS
MEDITATION - Answer REFERS TO A FAMILY OF PRACTICES THAT TRAIN ATTENTION TO
HEIGHTEN AWARENESS AND BRING MENTAL PROCESSES UNDER GREATER VOLUNTARY
CONTROL
Psychoactive drugs - Answer are chemical substances that modify mental, emotional, or
behavioral functioning
Narcotics (opiates) - Answer are drugs derived from opium that are capable of relieving pain
(heroin)
Sedatives - Answer are sleep-inducing drugs that tend to decrease the central nervous
system activation and behavioral activity (barbiturates)
stimulants - Answer are drugs that tend to increase central nervous system activation and
behavioral activity. (Cocaine)(meth/amphetamines)
Hallucinogens - Answer are a diverse group of drugs that have more powerful effects on the
mental and emotional functioning, marked most by notably by distortions in sensory and
perceptual experience (LSD)
cannabis - Answer is the hemp plant dried from which marijuana, harsh, THC are derived
Alcohol - Answer encompasses a variety of beverages containing ethyl alcohol
Tolerance - Answer refers to a progressive decrease in a persons responsiveness to a drug as
a result of controlled use
Physical dependence - Answer exists when a person must continue to take a drug to avoid
withdrawal illness
