Module 8 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
_____ is the capacity to selectively focus senses and awareness on particular stimuli or aspects of
the environment. - answer✔✔Consciousness
A person's subjective experience of the world and one's self is: - answer✔✔consciousness
While you are reading your text, you are aware of your thoughts, sensations, memories, and
physical location. Collectively, this awareness is referred to as: - answer✔✔consciousness
Which of the following is not a physiologically induced altered state of consciousness? -
answer✔✔sensory deprivation
Which of the following is an example of a psychologically induced altered state of
consciousness? - answer✔✔Deirdre has just entered a state of hypnosis with the help of a
psychologist.
Which of the following is an example of an altered state of consciousness that occurs
spontaneously? - answer✔✔Yu is daydreaming about her upcoming trip to Europe.
Which of the following is an altered state of consciousness that is spontaneously induced? -
answer✔✔dreaming
Which of the following is an altered state of consciousness that is psychologically induced? -
answer✔✔meditation
Michael and his girlfriend are listening to a lecture on an author's travels through Eastern
Europe. After listening for an hour Michael becomes drowsy and begins dropping his head
forward, until his girlfriend elbows his arm to wake him up. Michael's drowsiness is an example
of an altered state of consciousness that occurs: - answer✔✔spontaneously
Which of the following is not a psychologically induced altered state of consciousness? -
answer✔✔daydreaming
Your psychology professor explains that her current research involves studying changes in brain
activity in the visual areas of the brain when one is shown pictures of people making a variety of
facial expressions. You conclude that your professor's area of research is: - answer✔✔cognitive
neuroscience.
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Answers
_____ is the capacity to selectively focus senses and awareness on particular stimuli or aspects of
the environment. - answer✔✔Consciousness
A person's subjective experience of the world and one's self is: - answer✔✔consciousness
While you are reading your text, you are aware of your thoughts, sensations, memories, and
physical location. Collectively, this awareness is referred to as: - answer✔✔consciousness
Which of the following is not a physiologically induced altered state of consciousness? -
answer✔✔sensory deprivation
Which of the following is an example of a psychologically induced altered state of
consciousness? - answer✔✔Deirdre has just entered a state of hypnosis with the help of a
psychologist.
Which of the following is an example of an altered state of consciousness that occurs
spontaneously? - answer✔✔Yu is daydreaming about her upcoming trip to Europe.
Which of the following is an altered state of consciousness that is spontaneously induced? -
answer✔✔dreaming
Which of the following is an altered state of consciousness that is psychologically induced? -
answer✔✔meditation
Michael and his girlfriend are listening to a lecture on an author's travels through Eastern
Europe. After listening for an hour Michael becomes drowsy and begins dropping his head
forward, until his girlfriend elbows his arm to wake him up. Michael's drowsiness is an example
of an altered state of consciousness that occurs: - answer✔✔spontaneously
Which of the following is not a psychologically induced altered state of consciousness? -
answer✔✔daydreaming
Your psychology professor explains that her current research involves studying changes in brain
activity in the visual areas of the brain when one is shown pictures of people making a variety of
facial expressions. You conclude that your professor's area of research is: - answer✔✔cognitive
neuroscience.
EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 26, 2024 9:30 AM
