Ap Psychology Quiz

1.|A car driver's ability to navigate a familiar route while carrying on an animated conversation with passengers best illustrates the importance of:|
A)|dualism.|
B)|REM rebound.|
C)|the hidden observer.|
D)|biological rhythms.|
E)|parallel processing.|

2.|The five-stage sleep cycle provides an example of:|
A)|sleep apnea.|
B)|dissociation.|
C)|serial processing.|
D)|biological rhythms.|
E)|latent content.|

3.|Bright light inhibits our feelings of sleepiness by influencing the production of:|
A)|melatonin.|
B)|dopamine.|
C)|MDMA.|
D)|THC.|

4.|The large, slow brain waves associated with Stage 4 sleep are called:|
A)|sleep spindles.|
B)|delta waves.|
C)|alpha waves.|
D)|REMs.|

5.|The visual and auditory areas of the
brain are most active during ________ sleep.|
A)|Stage 1.|
B)|Stage 2.|
C)|slow-wave.|
D)|paradoxical.|

6.|Those who complain of insomnia typically _______ how long it actually takes them to fall asleep and ________ how long they actually slept.|
A)|underestimate; overestimate|
B)|overestimate; underestimate|
C)|underestimate; underestimate|
D)|overestimate; overestimate|

7.|Which sleep disorder is most likely to be accompanied by sleepwalking and sleeptalking?|
A)|narcolepsy|
B)|night terrors|
C)|sleep apnea|
D)|insomnia|

8.|The activation-synthesis theory provides a physiological explanation for:|
A)|dreaming.|
B)|sleep apnea.|
C)|narcolepsy.|
D)|posthypnotic amnesia.|

9.|An Austrian physician's so-called “animal magnetism” best illustrated the dynamics of:|
A)|biological rhythms.|
B)|REM rebound.|
C)|psychoactive drugs.|
D)|hypnosis.|
E)|narcolepsy.|

10.|In order to help patients control their undesired symptoms or unhealthy behaviors, clinicians would be most likely to make use of:|
A)|dissociation.|
B)|REM rebound.|
C)|posthypnotic suggestion.|
D)|hypnogogic sensations.|

11.|In an experiment, hypnotized subjects are told to scratch their ear if they hear the word “psychology” mentioned later.
The fact that they do so only if they think the experiment is still under way most clearly supports the theory that hypnosis involves:|
A)|dissociation.|
B)|psychological dependence.|
C)|role-playing.|
D)|hypnogogic sensations.|

12.|The experience of insomnia following discontinued use of a psychoactive drug best illustrates:|
A)|narcolepsy.|
B)|withdrawal.|
C)|REM rebound.|
D)|dissociation.|
E)|sleep apnea.|

13.|Which of the following psychoactive drugs produces the quickest and most powerful rush of euphoria?|
A)|alcohol|
B)|marijuana|
C)|cocaine|
D)|barbiturates|

14.|Recent studies indicate that sixth graders ________ their friends' use of marijuana and college students ________ their classmates' enthusiasm for alcohol.|
A)|underestimate; overestimate|
B)|overestimate; underestimate|
C)|underestimate; underestimate|
D)|overestimate; overestimate|

15.|Hallucinations similar to those that accompany the near-death experience can be produced by:|
A)|oxygen deprivation.|
B)|dehydration.|
C)|narcolepsy.|
D)|dissociation.|
E)|cocaine use.|

Answer Key

1.|E|
2.|D|
3.|A|
4.|B|
5.|D|
6.|B|
7.|B|
8.|A|
9.|D|
10.|C|
11.|C|
12.|B|
13.|C|
14.|D|
15.|A|