Question 1

People who complain of insomnia but sleep normally when examined in a sleep laboratory are sometimes referred to as _____________.

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Question 2

According to the ____________ model,sleep serves the primary function of recharging our run-down bodies and allowing us to recover from physical and mental fatigue.

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Question 3

Our tendency to increase our amount of REM sleep when we have been deprived of it is called the _________________.

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Question 4

Since rats can be bred to prefer alcohol to water and identical twins have a higher concordance rate for alcoholism,it appears that ____________ factors play an important role in determining sensitivity and tolerance to drugs.

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Question 5

Alcohol is classified as a _____________ type of drug,and functions to increase the activity of _________,which is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.

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Question 6

If a drug produces a change in functioning,the body will attempt to counter that change with ________________,which are reactions opposite to the effect of the drug.

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Question 7

A person with a _________________ has a vivid and rich fantasy life that they can readily control.

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Question 8

Because it produces sleep paralysis but your body is highly aroused,REM sleep is sometimes called _______________.

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Question 9

Drug addiction is formally known as ________________________.

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Question 10

Many experts believe that the circadian rhythms of people suffering from _____________ are particularly sensitive to light.

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Question 11

According to the text,the greatest danger of ________________ is that the mental effects of these drugs are always unpredictable.

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Question 12

As people get older,they spend less and less time in stage 3 and stage 4 sleep,which means they get relatively little ________ sleep.

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Question 13

The sleep disorder ______________ is characterized by chronic difficulty falling asleep,staying asleep,or experiencing restful sleep.

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Question 14

______________ drugs,such as amphetamines and cocaine,____________ the rate of neural firing.

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Question 15

The part of the brain stem where the ______________ passes through the pons plays an important role in initiating REM sleep.

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Question 16

The sleep disorder in which the normal loss of muscle tone that occurs during dreams is absent is called ______________.

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Question 17

Young children (3- and 4-year olds)rarely report dreams when awoken during REM sleep.A psychologist who explains this as being due to the fact that the imagery skills and cognitive abilities of these children are not yet sufficiently developed would most likely adhere to the _______________ theory of dreaming.

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Question 18

The presence of sleep spindles indicates that someone is in ___________ sleep.

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Question 19

______________ are usually more intense than nightmares and typically occur during ______________ sleep.

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Question 20

According to Freud,the primary purpose of dreaming is ________________.

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Quiz 6: States of Consciousness