PSY2012 EXAM 2 STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
A child is kicking and screaming with his eyes open wide. Which stage of sleep would you most expect
him to be in?
A) REM sleep
B) Non-REM sleep
C) Awake - (ANSWER)B)
The child is having a night terror, which happen almost exclusively in non-REM sleep.
- Typically Night terror = Stage 4 sleep
Alex has been known to sleep walk ever since he was a young kid. One night, Alex drives to publix,
comes home and cooks a pizza all while sleeping. What stage of sleep is Alex most likely in and do you
believe that he is acting out his dream?
A) Stage 1; Yes - he is acting out his dreams
B) Stage 5/REM sleep; yes - he is acting out his dreams
C) Stage 4; No - he is not acting out his dreams - (ANSWER)C)
Sleep walkers are NOT acting out their dreams , bc sleepwalking almost always occurs during Non-REM
sleep (especially stages 3 and 4).
Which of the following are not proposed ideas of why we dream?
A) Processing emotional memories.
B) Integrating new experiences with established memories to make sense of and create a virtual reality
model of the world.
C) Learning new strategies and ways of doing things, like swinging golf club.
D) stimulating threatening events so we can better cope with them in everyday life.
E) Reorganizing and consolidating memories
F) All of the above. - (ANSWER)F) All are proposed ideas in the book
,PSY2012 EXAM 2 STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
There are sharp disagreements among scientists about the role of the brain stem and REM sleep, and
the role that development plays in dreaming. What are the 2 things that scientists generally agree on?
A) serotonin turns on REM sleep
B) Acetylcholine turns on REM sleep
C) the forebrain plays an important role in dreams
D) the hindbrain plays an important role in dreams
E) B & C
F) A & C
G) B & D - (ANSWER)E) B & C are correct
Freud distinguished between the details of the dream itself, which he called the __________, and its
true, hidden meaning, which he called the __________. - (ANSWER)manifest content ; latent content
Ex: A dream about getting a flat tire (manifest content) might signify anxiety about the loss of status at
our job (latent content).
In a study of mystical experiences, participants were given a hallucinogenic drug that is the active
ingredient in the "mushroom." What is the most likely neurotransmitter affected when this drug is
ingested?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Calcium-gated ion channels
C) Serotonin
D) Norepinephrine - (ANSWER)C) Serotonin receptors are affected
LSD is an agonist for serotonin (mimics serotonin in the brain; Ex: hallucinations, schizophrenia)
,PSY2012 EXAM 2 STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
- Think: If your serotonin levels are off.. your brain will be "tonin" out
Which of the following regarding hypnosis is false?
A) Studies show that hypnosis enhances the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies.
B) Hypnosis is useful for treating pain, medical conditions, obesity, anxiety, and habit disorders.
C) We can be certain that hypnosis produces great benefits that are fully attributed to hypnosis alone. -
(ANSWER)C) There is no evidence that hypnosis is an effective treatment by itself, so we should be
skeptical of "professional hypnotherapists."
Which of the following is not a common MYTH of Hypnosis as discussed in the textbook?
A) Hypnosis produces a trance state in which amazing things occur.
B) Hypnotic phenomena are unique - scientists haven't yet identified any unique physiological states of
markers of hypnosis.
C) Hypnosis is a sleep-like state.
D) Hypnotic people are unaware of their surroundings.
E) Hypnotized people forget what happened during hypnosis.
F) Hypnosis enhances memory
G) Hypnosis produces excess epinephrine and endorphins. - (ANSWER)G) this is not a myth - this is
completely false.
The rest are all common myths the book mentions that are believed about hypnosis and they are not
true.
Hypnosis bypasses the ordinary sense of control we exert over our behaviors, then suggestions directly
bring out responses with little or no sense of effort or conscious control.
Which theory of hypnosis is this statement most aligned with?
, PSY2012 EXAM 2 STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
A) Sociocognitive theory
B) Reassociation theory
C) Dissociation theory
D) Enhanced learning phenomena - (ANSWER)C) Dissociation theory - the idea is that during hypnosis
our senses are "dissociated" allowing us to bypass our control on our behaviors. When not under
hypnosis are senses are fully integrated.
Alcohol affects brain centers involved in reward. Knowing this, what neurotransmitter is affected by
alcohol use?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Dopamine
C) Serotonin
D) Norepinephrine - (ANSWER)B) Dopamine
After being bitten by a large and aggressive Rottweiler last week, Cassie walks through central park with
her boyfriend who stops to pet a black lab. Even though the lab looked considerably like the Rottweiler
that bit her, Cassie wasn't afraid when she reached down to pet the lab. What phenomenon describes
this scenario?
A) Acquisition
B) Renewal Effect
C) Stimulus Discrimination
D) Stimulus Generalization - (ANSWER)C) stimulus discrimination
- Process by which organisms display a less pronounced conditioned response to conditioned stimuli
that DIFFER from the original conditioned stimulus
Many students at UF engage in the use of Study Edge for their core classes. During finals week, there are
blue Study Edge packets on just about every desk in the library. A new tutoring company, called Tutoring
SOLUTIONS.
A child is kicking and screaming with his eyes open wide. Which stage of sleep would you most expect
him to be in?
A) REM sleep
B) Non-REM sleep
C) Awake - (ANSWER)B)
The child is having a night terror, which happen almost exclusively in non-REM sleep.
- Typically Night terror = Stage 4 sleep
Alex has been known to sleep walk ever since he was a young kid. One night, Alex drives to publix,
comes home and cooks a pizza all while sleeping. What stage of sleep is Alex most likely in and do you
believe that he is acting out his dream?
A) Stage 1; Yes - he is acting out his dreams
B) Stage 5/REM sleep; yes - he is acting out his dreams
C) Stage 4; No - he is not acting out his dreams - (ANSWER)C)
Sleep walkers are NOT acting out their dreams , bc sleepwalking almost always occurs during Non-REM
sleep (especially stages 3 and 4).
Which of the following are not proposed ideas of why we dream?
A) Processing emotional memories.
B) Integrating new experiences with established memories to make sense of and create a virtual reality
model of the world.
C) Learning new strategies and ways of doing things, like swinging golf club.
D) stimulating threatening events so we can better cope with them in everyday life.
E) Reorganizing and consolidating memories
F) All of the above. - (ANSWER)F) All are proposed ideas in the book
,PSY2012 EXAM 2 STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
There are sharp disagreements among scientists about the role of the brain stem and REM sleep, and
the role that development plays in dreaming. What are the 2 things that scientists generally agree on?
A) serotonin turns on REM sleep
B) Acetylcholine turns on REM sleep
C) the forebrain plays an important role in dreams
D) the hindbrain plays an important role in dreams
E) B & C
F) A & C
G) B & D - (ANSWER)E) B & C are correct
Freud distinguished between the details of the dream itself, which he called the __________, and its
true, hidden meaning, which he called the __________. - (ANSWER)manifest content ; latent content
Ex: A dream about getting a flat tire (manifest content) might signify anxiety about the loss of status at
our job (latent content).
In a study of mystical experiences, participants were given a hallucinogenic drug that is the active
ingredient in the "mushroom." What is the most likely neurotransmitter affected when this drug is
ingested?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Calcium-gated ion channels
C) Serotonin
D) Norepinephrine - (ANSWER)C) Serotonin receptors are affected
LSD is an agonist for serotonin (mimics serotonin in the brain; Ex: hallucinations, schizophrenia)
,PSY2012 EXAM 2 STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
- Think: If your serotonin levels are off.. your brain will be "tonin" out
Which of the following regarding hypnosis is false?
A) Studies show that hypnosis enhances the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies.
B) Hypnosis is useful for treating pain, medical conditions, obesity, anxiety, and habit disorders.
C) We can be certain that hypnosis produces great benefits that are fully attributed to hypnosis alone. -
(ANSWER)C) There is no evidence that hypnosis is an effective treatment by itself, so we should be
skeptical of "professional hypnotherapists."
Which of the following is not a common MYTH of Hypnosis as discussed in the textbook?
A) Hypnosis produces a trance state in which amazing things occur.
B) Hypnotic phenomena are unique - scientists haven't yet identified any unique physiological states of
markers of hypnosis.
C) Hypnosis is a sleep-like state.
D) Hypnotic people are unaware of their surroundings.
E) Hypnotized people forget what happened during hypnosis.
F) Hypnosis enhances memory
G) Hypnosis produces excess epinephrine and endorphins. - (ANSWER)G) this is not a myth - this is
completely false.
The rest are all common myths the book mentions that are believed about hypnosis and they are not
true.
Hypnosis bypasses the ordinary sense of control we exert over our behaviors, then suggestions directly
bring out responses with little or no sense of effort or conscious control.
Which theory of hypnosis is this statement most aligned with?
, PSY2012 EXAM 2 STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
A) Sociocognitive theory
B) Reassociation theory
C) Dissociation theory
D) Enhanced learning phenomena - (ANSWER)C) Dissociation theory - the idea is that during hypnosis
our senses are "dissociated" allowing us to bypass our control on our behaviors. When not under
hypnosis are senses are fully integrated.
Alcohol affects brain centers involved in reward. Knowing this, what neurotransmitter is affected by
alcohol use?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Dopamine
C) Serotonin
D) Norepinephrine - (ANSWER)B) Dopamine
After being bitten by a large and aggressive Rottweiler last week, Cassie walks through central park with
her boyfriend who stops to pet a black lab. Even though the lab looked considerably like the Rottweiler
that bit her, Cassie wasn't afraid when she reached down to pet the lab. What phenomenon describes
this scenario?
A) Acquisition
B) Renewal Effect
C) Stimulus Discrimination
D) Stimulus Generalization - (ANSWER)C) stimulus discrimination
- Process by which organisms display a less pronounced conditioned response to conditioned stimuli
that DIFFER from the original conditioned stimulus
Many students at UF engage in the use of Study Edge for their core classes. During finals week, there are
blue Study Edge packets on just about every desk in the library. A new tutoring company, called Tutoring
