Unit 3 Consciousness

Most people are awake during the day and asleep at night because their ________ cycles are aligned with the outside world.

• diurnal

• melatonin

• external

• circadian

Melatonin release from the pineal gland is stimulated by ________ and inhibited by ________.

• twilight; gloom

• pulsing light; steady light

• light; darkness

• darkness; light

Which psychological perspective might advance the argument that our sleep patterns evolved as an adaptive response to predatory risks, which are higher during periods of darkness?

• evolutionary

• Freudian

• cognitive behavioral

• dependent

Which psychodynamic theorist proposed the idea of a collective unconscious that is shared by all members of the human species?

• John Hobson

• Carl Jung

• Rosalind Cartwright

• Sigmund Freud

Stage 1 sleep is characterized by a predominance of ________ wave activity in the brain.

• alpha

• beta

• delta

• kappa

What stage of sleep are you most likely experiencing if an EEG of your brain activity showed sleep spindles and K-complexes?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• REM

Mohammed is sleeping. His eyelids are quivering because his eyes are darting around. Mohammed is probably experiencing ________ sleep.

• NREM

• non-REM

• night terrors

• REM

Which researcher believed that dreams simply reflect life events that are important to the dreamer?

• Maslow

• Carl Jung

• Sigmund Freud

• Rosalind Cartwright

Which of the following is a symptom of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)?

• 
  kicking and punching while asleep

• snoring while asleep

• crying while asleep

• talking while asleep

After Omar falls asleep he feels a sense of panic, screams, and attempts to escape from his room. Which parasomnia does Omar have?

• sleep apnea

• restless leg syndrome

• narcolepsy

• night terrors