Jenny is preparing for an English test, and her brother is playing music loudly in the next room
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Jenny is preparing for an English test, and her brother is playing music loudly in the next room. She focuses on reading her English text books and ignores the music. In this scenario, Jenny is using _____.
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- countertransference
- regularization
- cognitive dissonance
- selective attention
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Correct. In the given scenario, Jenny is using selective attention. Selective attention is the focus of one’s consciousness on a particular stimulus. See 4-1: What Is Consciousness? What Is Consciousness?
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The correct answer is: selective attention
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Which of the following statements is true of insomnia?
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- Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which a person’s air passages are obstructed when asleep.
- Insomnia is a sleep attack in which a person falls asleep suddenly.
- Older adults are more likely than younger adults to have insomnia.
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Correct. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to have insomnia because of a greater incidence of poor health and pain-factors that may make it more difficult to get comfortable in bed. See 4-2: Sleep and Dreams Sleep and Dreams
- Over 80% of American adults are affected by insomnia in any given year.
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The correct answer is: Older adults are more likely than younger adults to have insomnia.
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In the context of hypnotic suggestibility, suggestible people:
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- do not cooperate with the hypnotist.
- are prone to fantasy.
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Correct. Part of “suggestibility” is knowledge of what is expected during the “trance state.” Generally speaking, suggestible people are prone to fantasy and want to cooperate with the hypnotist. As a result, they pay close attention to the instructions. See 4-3: Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback
- are resistive to hypnosis.
- do not pay attention to instructions.
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The correct answer is: are prone to fantasy.
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In _____, a person cannot move during the transition from consciousness to sleep, and hallucinations occur.
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- somnambulism
- sleep apnea
- insomnia
- D. sleep paralysis
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Correct. In sleep paralysis, a person cannot move during the transition from consciousness to sleep, and hallucinations occur. See 4-2: Sleep and Dreams Sleep and Dreams
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The correct answer is: sleep paralysis
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Ray often wakes up at night talking loudly and incoherently. During this time, his heart rate increases, and he recalls vague images of someone pressing on his chest. However, he is never fully awake and returns to sleep. In the context of sleep disorders, Ray is exhibiting symptoms of _____.
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- somnambulism
- insomnia
- nightmares
- sleep terrors
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Correct. In the given scenario, Ray is exhibiting symptoms of sleep terrors. Sleep terrors are similar to, but more severe than, nightmares, which occur during rapid eye movement sleep. Experiencing a surge in the heart and respiration rates, the person may suddenly sit up, talk incoherently, and thrash about. He or she is never fully awake, returns to sleep, and may recall a vague image as of someone pressing on his or her chest. See 4-2: Sleep and Dreams Sleep and Dreams
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The correct answer is: sleep terrors
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Modern hypnosis evolves from the ideas of _____.
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- Jon Karat-Zinn
- Theodore Sabin
- Franz Mesmer
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Correct. Modern hypnosis evolves from the ideas of Franz Mesmer in the 18th century. Mesmer asserted that everything in the universe was connected by forms of magnetism-which actually may not be far off the mark. See 4-3: Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback
- Sigmund Freud
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Older adults are more likely than younger adults to have insomnia because of a:
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- higher number of beta waves in the brains of younger adults.
- higher chance of genetic mutation of neurons.
- lower frequency of brain waves in older adults.
- greater incidence of poor health and pain.
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Correct. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to have insomnia because of a greater incidence of poor health and pain. See 4-2: Sleep and Dreams Sleep and Dreams
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The correct answer is: greater incidence of poor health and pain.
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People practice _____ by concentrating on words or sounds that are claimed to help the person achieve an altered state of consciousness.
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- repression
- transcendental meditation
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Correct. People practice transcendental meditation by concentrating on mantras-words or sounds that are claimed to help the person achieve an altered state of consciousness. See 4-3: Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback
- biofeedback
- mindfulness meditation
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The correct answer is: transcendental meditation
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Which of the following sleep disorders is similar to experiencing nightmares?
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- Narcolepsy
- Sleep apnea
- Sleep terrors
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Correct. Sleep terrors are similar to, but more severe than, nightmares, which occur during rapid eye movement sleep. See 4-2: Sleep and Dreams Sleep and Dreams
- Insomnia
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__________explains hypnotic events in terms of a person’s ability to act as though he or she were hypnotized.
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- The activation-synthesis model
- Conflict theory
- Role theory
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Role theory is a theory that explains hypnotic events in terms of a person’s ability to act as though he or she were hypnotized. See 4-3: Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback
- The biofeedback model
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Nicotine increases the appetite and reduces the metabolic rate of a person.
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True
False
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Correct. Nicotine depresses the appetite and raises the metabolic rate of a person. Thus, some people smoke cigarettes to control their weight. See 4-6: Stimulants Stimulants
The correct answer is ‘False’.
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According to Sigmund Freud, hypnotized adults:
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- enter an unaltered state of consciousness.
- return to behaviors that emphasize fact and logic rather than fantasy.
- permit themselves to return to childish modes of responding.
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Correct. According to Sigmund Freud, hypnotized adults permit themselves to return to childish modes of responding that emphasize fantasy and impulse rather than fact and logic. See 4-3: Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback
- fake the hypnotic role.
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The correct answer is: permit themselves to return to childish modes of responding.
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Alternating periods of wakefulness and sleep reflect an internally generated _____.
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- delta wave
- alpha wave
- hypnotic trance
- D. circadian rhythm
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Correct. Alternating periods of wakefulness and sleep reflect an internally generated circadian rhythm. A circadian rhythm is a cycle that is connected with the 24-hour period of the earth’s rotation. See 4-2: Sleep and Dreams Sleep and Dreams
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Positive reinforces increase the probability that a behavior will occur when the reinforces are removed.
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Correct. Negative reinforces increase the probability that a behavior will occur when the reinforces are removed. See 5-4: Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What
The correct answer is ‘False’.
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__________is the acquisition of knowledge and skills by watching others rather than by means of direct experience.
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- Free association
- Systematic desensitization
- Cognitive mapping
- d. Observational learning
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Observational learning is the acquisition of knowledge and skills through the observation of others (who are called models) rather than by means of direct experience. See 5-6: Cognitive Factors in LearningCognitive Factors in Learning
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The correct answer is: Observational learning
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_____ refers to an unlearned response in which an organism attends to a stimulus.
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- Countertransference
- A conditioned reflex
- An orienting reflex
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Correct. An orienting reflex is an unlearned response in which an organism attends to a stimulus. See 5-2: Classical Conditioning: Learning What Is Linked to What Classical Conditioning: Learning What Is Linked to What
- Counterconditioning
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In Pavlov’s experiments on classical conditioning, salivation of the dog in response to the meat powder is an unlearned or unconditioned response.
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False
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Correct. In Pavlov’s experiments on classical conditioning, salivation of the dog in response to the meat powder is an unlearned or unconditioned response. See 5-2: Classical Conditioning: Learning What Is Linked to What Classical Conditioning: Learning What Is Linked to What
The correct answer is ‘True’.
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Hailey is taking dance lessons. Each time she makes a progressive move, her dance instructor commends her. In this scenario, Hailey’s instructor is training her by _____.
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- flooding
- counterconditioning
- C. shaping
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Correct. In the given scenario, Hailey’s instructor is training her by shaping. Shaping is a procedure for teaching complex behaviors that at first reinforces approximations of the target behavior. See 5-5: Applications of Operant Conditioning Applications of Operant Conditioning
- systematic desensitization
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_____ are defined as stimuli that increase the frequency of behavior.
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- a. Reinforces
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Correct. Reinforces are defined as stimuli that increase the frequency of behavior. See 5-4: Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What
- Aversive stimuli
- Punishments
- Unpleasant stimuli
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Secondary reinforces are also called _____ because they acquire their value through being associated with established reinforces.
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- A. conditioned reinforces
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Correct. Secondary reinforces acquire their value through being associated with established reinforces. For this reason they are also termed conditioned reinforces. See 5-4: Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What
- unconditioned reinforces
- innate reinforces
- primary reinforces
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Soya is teaching her dog to salivate every time she flashes a blue torchlight. To teach him to do this, she flashes the torchlight every time she gives him food. Later, he salivates on seeing the torchlight even when it is not paired with food. In this scenario, Zeya’s dog salivating to the blue torchlight is an example of a (n) _____.
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- conditioned stimulus
- conditioned response
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Correct. In this scenario, Zeya’s dog salivating to the blue torchlight is an example of a conditioned response. In Pavlov’s experiment on classical conditioning, salivation in response to the tone (or conditioned stimulus) is a conditioned response. See 5-2: Classical Conditioning: Learning What Is Linked to What Classical Conditioning: Learning What Is Linked to What
- unconditioned stimulus
- unconditioned response
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Immediate reinforces are less effective than delayed reinforces.
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Correct. Immediate reinforces are more effective than delayed reinforces. Therefore, the short-term consequences of behavior often provide more of an incentive than the long-term consequences. See 5-4: Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What
The correct answer is ‘False’.
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Which of the following statements is true in the context of taste aversions?
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- In taste aversion, the unconditioned stimulus can occur hours after the conditioned stimulus.
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Correct. In taste aversion, the unconditioned stimulus can occur hours after the conditioned stimulus. See 5-3: Applications of Classical Conditioning Applications of Classical Conditioning
- Taste aversions are a form of systematic desensitization.
- Taste aversions are adaptive in nature.
- In taste aversion, the unconditioned stimulus and conditioned stimulus must be close together in time.
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The correct answer is: In taste aversion, the unconditioned stimulus can occur hours after the conditioned stimulus.
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In a variable-interval schedule, reinforcement is provided after a _____.
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- random amount of time has passed
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Correct. In a variable-interval schedule, a variable amount of time must elapse between the previous and subsequent times that reinforcement is available. See 5-4: Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What
- fixed amount of time has passed
- random number of correct responses are made
- fixed number of correct responses are made
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The correct answer is: random amount of time has passed
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Rewards and punishments are known by their effects, whereas reinforces are more known by how they feel.
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True
False
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Correct. Reinforces are known by their effects, whereas rewards and punishments are more known by how they feel. See 5-4: Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What Operant Conditioning: Learning What Does What to What
The correct answer is ‘False’.