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Practice Test I-A
1.
All of the following are definitions of consciousness according to Natsoulas EXCEPT:
A. joint or mutual knowledge
B. direct awareness
C. double consciousness
D. external knowledge
2.
Which of the following is NOT one of Kokoszka's four types of consciousness?
A. ordinary waking state of consciousness (OWSC)
B. trance
C. differentiated waking state of consciousness (DWSC)
D. slow wave sleep
3.
The neural impulses that are conducted down the axon are called ________.
A. dendrites
B. synapse
C. action potentials
D. ions
4.
The ________ is housed in the skull and spinal cord.
A. peripheral nervous system (PNS)
B. central nervous system (CNS)
C. sympathetic nervous system
D. parasympathetic nervous system
5.
Which research technique studies the brain using X-rays?
A. computer-assisted axial tomography (CAT scan)
B. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
C. positron emission tomography (PET)
D. electroencephalography
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Practice Test I-B
1.
The view that the shape of the skull can reflect an individual’s mental abilities and
emotional characteristics is known as:
A. cerebral localization.
B. cerebral specialization.
C. cerebral dominance.
D. phrenology.
2.
In Eccles' theory, the minor hemisphere communicates with the dominant hemisphere via
the
A. corpus callosum.
B. hippocampus.
C. anterior commissure.
D. posterior commissure.
3.
Greenwood, Wilson, and Gazzaniga found that split-brain patients could
A. no longer have dreams.
B. be easily hypnotized.
C. report dreaming and dream content.
D. not sleep long enough to have dreams.
4.
Which is not a neurotransmitter?
A. dopamine
B. malonic acid
C. gamma-amino-butyric acid
D. norepinephrine
5.
Sedative-hypnotic compounds produce their effects by acting upon the
A. cerebellum.
B. basal ganglia.
C. hypothalamus.
D. ascending reticular activating system (ARAS).
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Practice Test I-C
1.
Heavy drinkers may experience convulsions and a form of toxic psychosis known as
A. delirium tremens.
B. formication.
C. Korsakoff's syndrome.
D. synesthesia.
2.
Which is not a common method of using cocaine?
A. oral method
B. snorted
C. free-basing
D. mainlining
3.
Natural opiate substances are known as
A. enkephalins.
B. endorphins.
C. dynorphins.
D. all of the above.
4.
The major psychoactive ingredient of marijuana is
A. anandamide.
B. cannabis sativa.
C.delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol.
D. cannabinoids.
5.
All are possible features of a “bad trip” except
A. depression.
B. flashback.
C. detachment from the real world.
D. dangerous self-directed behavior.
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Practice Test II-A
1.
According to Custodi di Faria’s theory, “lucid sleep” or hypnosis is produced by
A. mesmerism.
B. the subject’s heightened expectations and receptive attitudes.
C. convulsions and seizures.
D. animal magnestism.
2.
The “quick” method of testing for hypnotic susceptibility is the
A. Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale.
B. Harvard Group Scale.
C. Barber Suggestibility Scale.
D. Hypnotic Induction Profile.
3.
Which is not a correlate of hypnotic susceptibility?
A. a high capacity for absorption.
B. MMPI score.
C. production of vivid mental images.
D. fantasy proneness.
4.
Hypnosis has been a successful treatment for
A. smoking.
B. obesity.
C. phobias.
D. all of the above.
5.
The difference between analgesia and anesthesia is
A. analgesia is the removal of pain and anesthesia is the prevention of pain.
B. anesthesia is the removal of pain and analgesia is the prevention of pain.
C. analgesia works and anesthesia does not.
D. none of the above.
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Practice Test II-B
1.
Taking the subject back in time is known as
A. amnesia.
B. hyperamnesia.
C. hypnotic age regression.
D. eidetic imagery.
2.
Which theory of hypnosis does not consider hypnosis to be an altered state of
consciousness?
A. trance theory.
B. neodissociation theory.
C. hidden observer theory.
D. task-motivation theory.
3.
The use of instrumentation to increase an individual’s level of awareness of his or her
biological condition is known as
A. skeletal mediation.
B. biofeedback.
C. galvanic skin response (GSR).
D. hypnosis.
4.
Which is not an element of biofeedback?
A. trainee.
B. biofeedback machine or instrument.
C. training sessions.
D. prescription drugs.
5.
Electromyographic (EMG) therapy is a successful treatment for
A. tension headaches.
B. cluster headaches.
C. classic migraines.
D. common migraines.
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Practice Test II-C
1.
Characteristics of the “alpha state” include
A. happiness.
B. serenity.
C. meditativeness.
D. all of the above.
2.
According to Hinduism, one can discipline the mind and body through
A. Zen.
B. yoga.
C. prayer.
D. jhana.
3.
Which meditative style is not a form of concentrative meditation?
A. opening up.
B. transcendental.
C. Sufism.
D. Zen.
4.
According to Welwood, which is not a level of awareness?
A. personal ground.
B. basic ground.
C. external ground.
D. situational ground.
5.
Wallace & Benson found that meditation can reduce
A. electrical resistance in the skin.
B. oxygen consumption.
C. the intensity of alpha activity in the brain.
D. seizure frequency.
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Practice Test III-A
1.
Aserinsky and Kleitman demonstrated that
A. there are five sleep stages.
B. dreams occur during periods of rapid eye movement.
C. there are sleep and wake centers located in the brain.
D. sleep is the lowest level of consciousness.
2.
Which variable has not been shown to affect sleep patterns?
A. illness.
B. age.
C. gender.
D. work schedule.
3.
The possibility of learning during sleep is known as
A. hypnopedia.
B. dream work.
C. sleep apnea.
D. activation-synthesis.
4.
Which sleep disorder mostly affects children?
A. insomnia.
B. REM-behavior disorder.
C. narcolepsy.
D. nocturnal enuresis.
5.
The theory that explains sleep as the cessation of ascending impulses in the ascending
reticular activating system is known as the
A. circulatory theory.
B. reticular hypothesis.
C. reparative theory.
D. evolutionary theory.
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Practice Test III-B
1.
According to Singer, which is not a category of daydreams?
A. sexual
B. neurotic or self conscious.
C. autistic.
D. evolutionary.
2.
Which was not a major influence on the development of sensory deprivation?
A. developments in neurophysiological techniques.
B. investigations of sensory deprivation on nonhumans.
C. the McGill studies.
D. thought-reform movements, indoctrination programs, and brainwashing techniques.
3.
The goal of the McGill studies was
A. individual recognition.
B. financial gain.
C. to torture students.
D. to reduce or alter sensory input from the environment.
4.
Which theorist suggested that sensory deprivation is somewhat analogous to
schizophrenia?
A. Robertson.
B. Lindsley.
C. Rosenzweig.
D. Ziskind.
5.
Suedfeld and Mocellin found that subjects in REST experience
A. sensed presence.
B. visual hallucinations.
C. auditory hallucinations.
D. psychosis.
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Practice Test III-C
1.
Communication with the dead is known is
A. parapsychology.
B. mediumship.
C. extrasensory perception (ESP).
D. psychokinetic(PK) abilities.
2.
Which is not included in extrasensory perception (ESP)?
A. clairvoyance.
B. precognition.
C. telepathy.
D. psychokinesis.
3.
A potential use of Kirlian photography is
A. exorcism of poltergeist.
B. a lie detector test.
C. to predict the future.
D. none of the above.
4.
According to Ring, what percentage of individuals reported “entering the darkness?”
A. 53.
B. 75.
C. 60.
D. 25.
5.
Which theorist proposed a mathematical explanation that postulates the existence of “psi
sources?”
A. Walker.
B. Stanford.
C. Schmidt.
D. Moss and Butler.
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Answer Key
Practice Test I-A
1.
d
2.
b
3.
c
4.
b
5.
a
Practice Test I-B
1.
d
2.
a
3.
c
4.
b
5.
d
Practice Test I-C
1.
a
2.
c
3.
d
4.
c
5.
b
Practice Test II-A
1.
b
2.
d
3.
b
4.
d
5.
a
Practice Test II-B
1.
c
2.
d
3.
b
4.
d
5.
a
Practice Test II-C
1.
d
2.
b
3.
a
4.
c
5.
b
Psychology 4101
Practice Test III-A
1.
b
2.
c
3.
a
4.
d
5.
b
Practice Test III-B
1.
a
2.
c
3.
d
4.
c
5.
a
Practice Test III-C
1.
b
2.
d
3.
b
4.
a
5.
c
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