Question 1

If not enough sleep occurs on a given night relative to the amount you normally require, _____________ is built up, and you will feel pressure to "make up" the lost sleep.

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Question 2

During normal wakefulness, brain waves tend to be of the _______ type-very rapid, relatively narrow oscillations. In some extremely relaxed wakeful states where eyes are closed, however (e.g., meditation), lower-frequency _________ waves may predominate.

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Question 3

Because it is not always clear exactly what should or should not be considered a "dream," researchers often use the term ________________to describe any and all mental activity that occurs during sleep.

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Question 4

In a(n) _____________ there is a sense of being one's "real self" in the dream with a consciousness similar to that of waking consciousness.

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Question 5

As many as 30 percent to 50 percent of all Americans experience at least symptoms of ____________ at some point, but only about 2 percent to 10 percent Americans suffer from the chronic form of the sleep disorder.

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Question 6

REM typically begins immediately at sleep onset for people with __________, rather than following 90 minutes of NREM as would normally be the case.

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Question 7

The larger the _____________ of a drug, the less toxic the drug is given the dosages normally used.

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Question 8

Research suggests that ____________ is less addictive than smoking, with true addiction occurring only at very high doses taken over prolonged periods.

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Question 9

Describe the three characteristics of consciousness known as qualitativeness, subjectivity, and unity. In doing so, provide examples of the "hard problem" of understanding consciousness and its relationship to the notion of dualism.

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Question 10

During the course of the sleep cycle, our brain activity changes in stages. Describe all five stages of sleep, including the characteristic brain waves and sleep disorders that might accompany each stage. Make sure to distinguish between the four NREM stages and REM sleep.

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Question 11

Hypnosis and meditation are less understood then some other altered states of consciousness. Describe the special-state vs. nonstate debate using examples of studies of hypnotic induction procedures. Also, comment on how meditation differs from hypnosis.

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Question 12

Scientific and societal understanding of drugs and expectations about drug use vary. Use cigarette smoking, drinking, and marijuana smoking as examples to describe some of the myths of drug use as well as some of the evidence for harmful effects.

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Quiz 6: Varieties of Consciousness