PSYCH 101 Unit 2 Module 7 Quiz Questions 7
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Which is the best definition of mindfulness?
a. a state of heightened conscious awareness
b. a Buddhist state of meditation
c. a state of daydreaming or fantasy
d. the ability to recall memories quickly and accurately ANSW ✔✔ a. a state of heightened
conscious awareness
Drinking alcohol before going to sleep at night can lead to:
a. falling asleep earlier than usual, and then waking up more frequently later in the night.
b. an increase in REM sleep.
c. falling asleep later (insomnia) with more deep sleep.
d. an increase in stage 2 sleep patterns. ANSW ✔✔ c. falling asleep earlier than usual, and
then waking up more frequently later in the night.
Your psychology professor calls on you during class. The first thought that goes through your
mind is, "Why me?" This thought could be characterized as
a. deductive reasoning.
b. consciousness.
c. extrasensory perception.
d. higher-order thinking. ANSW ✔✔ b. consciousness.
Patients who have experienced damage to the striate cortex sometimes show a
phenomenon known as blind sight. In this case, MOST patients:
a. can consciously see where an object is but cannot identify it.
b. are blind yet incorrectly report that they can see the identity and location of an object.
, c. often guess correctly in response to where an object is located even though they report
they cannot see it.
d. can consciously report the identity of an object but not where it is located. ANSW ✔✔ c.
often guess correctly in response to where an object is located even though they report
they cannot see it.
Which of the following is NOT an example of low awareness?
a. studying
b. sleep
c. daydreaming
d. brushing your teeth ANSW ✔✔ a. studying
REM sleep is associated with which feature of sleep?
a. alpha waves
b. insomnia
c. circadian rhythms
d. dreaming ANSW ✔✔ d. dreaming
Darcey is in a relaxed state with decreased self-consciousness. In this state she is open to
suggestion. Which state is Darcey in?
a. hypnosis
b. mindfulness
c. high awareness
d. priming ANSW ✔✔ a. hypnosis
If your friend used the phrase "red hat" in a sentence and then, several minutes later, you
noticed someone wearing a red hat you might reasonably conclude that this is an example
of:
a. unconscious perception
b. perceptual priming
c. social contagion
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Which is the best definition of mindfulness?
a. a state of heightened conscious awareness
b. a Buddhist state of meditation
c. a state of daydreaming or fantasy
d. the ability to recall memories quickly and accurately ANSW ✔✔ a. a state of heightened
conscious awareness
Drinking alcohol before going to sleep at night can lead to:
a. falling asleep earlier than usual, and then waking up more frequently later in the night.
b. an increase in REM sleep.
c. falling asleep later (insomnia) with more deep sleep.
d. an increase in stage 2 sleep patterns. ANSW ✔✔ c. falling asleep earlier than usual, and
then waking up more frequently later in the night.
Your psychology professor calls on you during class. The first thought that goes through your
mind is, "Why me?" This thought could be characterized as
a. deductive reasoning.
b. consciousness.
c. extrasensory perception.
d. higher-order thinking. ANSW ✔✔ b. consciousness.
Patients who have experienced damage to the striate cortex sometimes show a
phenomenon known as blind sight. In this case, MOST patients:
a. can consciously see where an object is but cannot identify it.
b. are blind yet incorrectly report that they can see the identity and location of an object.
, c. often guess correctly in response to where an object is located even though they report
they cannot see it.
d. can consciously report the identity of an object but not where it is located. ANSW ✔✔ c.
often guess correctly in response to where an object is located even though they report
they cannot see it.
Which of the following is NOT an example of low awareness?
a. studying
b. sleep
c. daydreaming
d. brushing your teeth ANSW ✔✔ a. studying
REM sleep is associated with which feature of sleep?
a. alpha waves
b. insomnia
c. circadian rhythms
d. dreaming ANSW ✔✔ d. dreaming
Darcey is in a relaxed state with decreased self-consciousness. In this state she is open to
suggestion. Which state is Darcey in?
a. hypnosis
b. mindfulness
c. high awareness
d. priming ANSW ✔✔ a. hypnosis
If your friend used the phrase "red hat" in a sentence and then, several minutes later, you
noticed someone wearing a red hat you might reasonably conclude that this is an example
of:
a. unconscious perception
b. perceptual priming
c. social contagion
