PSY 201 EXAM 2 (Ch. 4, 5, 6, & 7)
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
Personal awareness of thoughts, sensations, memories, and different aspects of the
surrounding environment is called: - Answer consciousness
Which term describes one's capacity to focus senses and awareness on certain stimuli or
aspects of one's environment? - Answer attention
A phenomenon known as _____ refers to focusing on two stimuli at once. - Answer
multitasking
The term "circadian rhythm" refers to the: - Answer consistent, daily fluctuations in many
biological and psychological processes
Sally is a sleep researcher. A student asks her, "Why do people sleep?" What is MOST likely to be
her response? - Answer "While sleep has a host of vital functions, sleep researchers are not
entirely sure why people sleep."
Kelsey is a sleep researcher who wants to record the rhythmic electrical patterns of the brain.
She is most likely to accomplish this by: - Answer recording brain waves on an
electroencephalograph
Fred volunteered for a sleep deprivation study. After he is deprived of sleep for two nights: -
Answer it is very probable that he will experience disruptions in mood, mental abilities,
reaction time, perceptual skills, and complex motor skills
Vague, bland, thoughtlike ruminations about real-life events that usually occur during NREM
slow-wave sleep are characteristic of: - Answer sleep thinking
What is a lucid dream? - Answer a dream in which you become aware that you are dreaming
while you are still asleep
A parasomnia called "_____" involves sharply increased physiological arousal, restlessness,
, Complaints about the quality or duration of sleep, the difficulty in going to sleep or staying
asleep, or waking before it is time to get up is what? - Answer insomnia
What is sleep paralysis? - Answer a temporary condition in which a person is unable to move
upon awakening
Sleepsex is also called: - Answer sexsomnia
Hypnosis: - Answer a cooperative social interaction in which one person responds to another
person's suggestions with changes in perception, memory, and behavior
A group of techniques that induce an altered state of focused attention and heightened
awareness is a definition of: - Answer meditation
Chemical substances that people take to alter arousal, mood, thinking, sensation, or perception
are called: - Answer psychoactive drugs
Compared to stimulant drugs, depressant drugs: - Answer inhibit the activity of the central
nervous system
Alcohol initially produces feelings of euphoria, talkativeness, and outgoing behavior because it: -
Answer depresses activity in the brain regions involved with self-control and judgment,
lowering inhibitions
The most widely used psychoactive drug in the world is: - Answer caffeine
Mescaline and psilocybin are similar in that both: - Answer have been used in religious
ceremonies for centuries
Psychologists formally define "learning" as a process that: - Answer produces a relatively
permanent change in behavior or knowledge as a result of experience
In psychology, the term "conditioning" refers to: - Answer learning associations between
environmental events and behavioral responses
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
Personal awareness of thoughts, sensations, memories, and different aspects of the
surrounding environment is called: - Answer consciousness
Which term describes one's capacity to focus senses and awareness on certain stimuli or
aspects of one's environment? - Answer attention
A phenomenon known as _____ refers to focusing on two stimuli at once. - Answer
multitasking
The term "circadian rhythm" refers to the: - Answer consistent, daily fluctuations in many
biological and psychological processes
Sally is a sleep researcher. A student asks her, "Why do people sleep?" What is MOST likely to be
her response? - Answer "While sleep has a host of vital functions, sleep researchers are not
entirely sure why people sleep."
Kelsey is a sleep researcher who wants to record the rhythmic electrical patterns of the brain.
She is most likely to accomplish this by: - Answer recording brain waves on an
electroencephalograph
Fred volunteered for a sleep deprivation study. After he is deprived of sleep for two nights: -
Answer it is very probable that he will experience disruptions in mood, mental abilities,
reaction time, perceptual skills, and complex motor skills
Vague, bland, thoughtlike ruminations about real-life events that usually occur during NREM
slow-wave sleep are characteristic of: - Answer sleep thinking
What is a lucid dream? - Answer a dream in which you become aware that you are dreaming
while you are still asleep
A parasomnia called "_____" involves sharply increased physiological arousal, restlessness,
, Complaints about the quality or duration of sleep, the difficulty in going to sleep or staying
asleep, or waking before it is time to get up is what? - Answer insomnia
What is sleep paralysis? - Answer a temporary condition in which a person is unable to move
upon awakening
Sleepsex is also called: - Answer sexsomnia
Hypnosis: - Answer a cooperative social interaction in which one person responds to another
person's suggestions with changes in perception, memory, and behavior
A group of techniques that induce an altered state of focused attention and heightened
awareness is a definition of: - Answer meditation
Chemical substances that people take to alter arousal, mood, thinking, sensation, or perception
are called: - Answer psychoactive drugs
Compared to stimulant drugs, depressant drugs: - Answer inhibit the activity of the central
nervous system
Alcohol initially produces feelings of euphoria, talkativeness, and outgoing behavior because it: -
Answer depresses activity in the brain regions involved with self-control and judgment,
lowering inhibitions
The most widely used psychoactive drug in the world is: - Answer caffeine
Mescaline and psilocybin are similar in that both: - Answer have been used in religious
ceremonies for centuries
Psychologists formally define "learning" as a process that: - Answer produces a relatively
permanent change in behavior or knowledge as a result of experience
In psychology, the term "conditioning" refers to: - Answer learning associations between
environmental events and behavioral responses
