States Of Consciousness: AP Psychology Quiz! Trivia

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States Of Consciousness: AP Psychology Quiz! Trivia - Quiz

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1.

Participants in an experiment were told to listen to and repeat a prose passage played in one ear, while a novel tune was placed in thier other ear. The results of this experiment indicated that the participants:
- A.
  
  Suffered a sense of discomfort because the novel tune was subliminal
- B.
  
  Were able to identify exactly which tune has been played in thier ear
- C.
  
  Produced an increasing level of alpha waves while exposed to their music
- D.
  
  Showed an increase in thier liking of the novel tune.
2.

The impact of biological rhythms is best illustrated by:
- A.
  
  The differing musical preferences of younger and older persons.
- B.
  
  Fluctuations in evergy level and alerness across the span of a day.
- C.
  
  Variations in study habits over the course of a school year.
- D.
  
  The different personalities of people born during different months of the calendar year.
3.

Alpha waves are associated with:
- A.
  
  REM waves
- B.
  
  Stage 2
- C.
  
  Stage 3
- D.
  
  Stage 4
- E.
  
  A relaxed but awake state
4.

Which of the following is most likely to be associated with slow-wave sleep?
- A.
  
  Bedwetting
- B.
  
  Sleep spindles
- C.
  
  Hallucinations
- D.
  
  Genital arousal
5.

Mary has been asleep for 3 hours. As she continues to sleep, we can expect that _______ sleep will diminish and that ________ sleep will increase in duration.
- A.
  
  Stage 4, stage 3
- B.
  
  Stage 3, stage 4
- C.
  
  Stage 4, REM
- D.
  
  REM, stage 3
6.

Steve has not slept for 72 hours. It is increasingly likely that she will be more susceptible to:
- A.
  
  Viral infections
- B.
  
  Sleep apnea
- C.
  
  Insomnia
- D.
  
  Night terrors
- E.
  
  Dissociations
7.

Which of the following sleep disorders would be the most incapacitating for a commercial airline pilot?
- A.
  
  Night terrors
- B.
  
  Insomnia
- C.
  
  Sleep walking
- D.
  
  Narcolepsy
8.

According to Freud, the personally threatening and censored meaning of a dream is its:
- A.
  
  Manifest content
- B.
  
  Dissociated content
- C.
  
  Latent content
- D.
  
  Hallucinatory content
9.

Those who study hypnosis agree that it is a state of:
- A.
  
  Amnesia
- B.
  
  REM sleep
- C.
  
  Heightened suggestibilty
- D.
  
  Physiological arousal
- E.
  
  Dissociation