PSYCH MISC CHAPTER 05 EXAM SOLUTION MATERIAL
Chapter 05
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Whichof the following phenomena was found to be common among patients who reported
being abducted by aliens?
A) REM sleep behaviour disorder
B) Sleep paralysis
C) Lucid dreaming
D) Night terrors
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 05-1-01
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Introduction
Answer: B) Sleep paralysis
2. Whichsleep phenomenon is associated with the strange feeling of being unable to
move just after falling asleep or immediately upon awakening?
A) Lucid dreaming
B) REM sleep behaviour disorder
C) Narcolepsy
D) Sleep paralysis
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 05-1-02
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Introduction
Answer: D) Sleep paralysis
3. Eric
had a dream where he reported feeling strapped down and unable to move or
survey much of his surroundings. He thought he was abducted by aliens, but if he were
from a different culture he would likely attribute the experience to ghosts or witches.
What is the most likely explanation for Eric's experience?
A) hypnosis.
B) sleep paralysis.
C) an out-of-body experience.
D) dissociation.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 05-1-03
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
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Objective: Intro
Answer: B) sleep paralysis.
4. One's mental perspective and personal understanding of the world are what psychologists
refer to as
A) sensation.
B) motivation.
C) consciousness.
D) perception.
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Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 05-1-04
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Intro
Answer: C) consciousness.
5. What term do psychologists use to describe our personal awareness of feelings, sensations,
and thoughts?
A) Thinking
B) Consciousness
C) Conscience
D) Cognition
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 05-1-05
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Intro
Answer: B) Consciousness
6. Consciousness is the
A) state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes.
B) subjective awareness of ourselves and the environment.
C) memory of personally experienced events.
D) intentional recollection of an item of information.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 05-1-06
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Intro
Answer: B) subjective awareness of ourselves and the environment.
7. Oursubjective awareness of various mental processes, such as making decisions,
daydreaming, reflecting, and concentrating, is called
A) consciousness.
B) creativity.
C) intelligence.
D) self-awareness.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 05-1-07
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
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Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: A) consciousness.
8. Other
species of animals don't sleep for long periods of time the way that humans do.
Which of the following adaptations is used by dolphins and some other species, but not by
humans?
A) going without sleep entirely
B) having one hemisphere asleep but the other awake
C) remaining fully aware during deep sleep
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Chapter 05
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Whichof the following phenomena was found to be common among patients who reported
being abducted by aliens?
A) REM sleep behaviour disorder
B) Sleep paralysis
C) Lucid dreaming
D) Night terrors
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 05-1-01
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Introduction
Answer: B) Sleep paralysis
2. Whichsleep phenomenon is associated with the strange feeling of being unable to
move just after falling asleep or immediately upon awakening?
A) Lucid dreaming
B) REM sleep behaviour disorder
C) Narcolepsy
D) Sleep paralysis
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 05-1-02
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Introduction
Answer: D) Sleep paralysis
3. Eric
had a dream where he reported feeling strapped down and unable to move or
survey much of his surroundings. He thought he was abducted by aliens, but if he were
from a different culture he would likely attribute the experience to ghosts or witches.
What is the most likely explanation for Eric's experience?
A) hypnosis.
B) sleep paralysis.
C) an out-of-body experience.
D) dissociation.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 05-1-03
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
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Objective: Intro
Answer: B) sleep paralysis.
4. One's mental perspective and personal understanding of the world are what psychologists
refer to as
A) sensation.
B) motivation.
C) consciousness.
D) perception.
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Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 05-1-04
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Intro
Answer: C) consciousness.
5. What term do psychologists use to describe our personal awareness of feelings, sensations,
and thoughts?
A) Thinking
B) Consciousness
C) Conscience
D) Cognition
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 05-1-05
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Intro
Answer: B) Consciousness
6. Consciousness is the
A) state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes.
B) subjective awareness of ourselves and the environment.
C) memory of personally experienced events.
D) intentional recollection of an item of information.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 05-1-06
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Intro
Answer: B) subjective awareness of ourselves and the environment.
7. Oursubjective awareness of various mental processes, such as making decisions,
daydreaming, reflecting, and concentrating, is called
A) consciousness.
B) creativity.
C) intelligence.
D) self-awareness.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 05-1-07
Topic: Consciousness—Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry [Introduction]
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, PSYCH MISC CHAPTER 05 EXAM SOLUTION MATERIAL
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: A) consciousness.
8. Other
species of animals don't sleep for long periods of time the way that humans do.
Which of the following adaptations is used by dolphins and some other species, but not by
humans?
A) going without sleep entirely
B) having one hemisphere asleep but the other awake
C) remaining fully aware during deep sleep
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