PSY2012 Exam 2 Study Questions AND ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADE A+.
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
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)
,- 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?
, 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 Edge hopes to
ALREADY GRADE A+.
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
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)
,- 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?
, 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 Edge hopes to
