1. Chapter 4: Consciousness and Its Variations
Clicker Questions
Psychology, 7th Edition by Sandra E. Hockenbury, Susan A. Nolan, and Don H. Hockenbury
Slides by Cathleen Campbell-Raufer, Ph.D.
Chapter 4: Consciousness and Its Variations

2. A tiny cluster of neurons called the ______, located in the hypothalamus, helps govern the sleep-wake cycle.
a. neurological clock
b. melatonin clock
c. suprachiasmatic nucleus
d. paraventricular nucleus

3. A tiny cluster of neurons called the ______, located in the hypothalamus, helps govern the sleep-wake cycle.
a. neurological clock
b. melatonin clock
c. suprachiasmatic nucleus
d. paraventricular nucleus

4. 2. The______ is an instrument that uses electrodes placed on the scalp to measure and record the brain’s electrical activity.
a. electroencephalograph
b. positron-emission tomography
c. magnetic resonance imaging
d. functional magnetic resonance imaging

5. 2. The______ is an instrument that uses electrodes placed on the scalp to measure and record the brain’s electrical activity.
a. electroencephalograph
b. positron-emission tomography
c. magnetic resonance imaging
d. functional magnetic resonance imaging

6. 3. How many stages of NREM sleep are there? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

7. 3. How many stages of NREM sleep are there? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

8. 4. Which group has, on average, the greatest total sleep time and the highest percentage of slow-wave sleep? a. children b. young adults c. middle-aged adults d. the elderly

9. 4. Which group has, on average, the greatest total sleep time and the highest percentage of slow-wave sleep? a. children b. young adults c. middle-aged adults d. the elderly

10. 5. Sleep deprivation can result in:
a. improvements in reading ability but declines
in math ability.
b. disruptions in mood, mental abilities,
reaction time, perceptual skills, and
complex motor skills.
c. dramatic declines in IQ scores.
d. declines in reasoning ability.

11. 5. Sleep deprivation can result in:
a. improvements in reading ability but declines
in math ability.
b. disruptions in mood, mental abilities,
reaction time, perceptual skills, and
complex motor skills.
c. dramatic declines in IQ scores.
d. declines in reasoning ability.

12. 6. In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, ______ refers to the unconscious wishes, thoughts, and urges that are concealed in the content of a dream.
a. manifest content
b. REM content
c. latent content
d. NREM content

13. 6. In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, ______ refers to the unconscious wishes, thoughts, and urges that are concealed in the content of a dream.
a. manifest content
b. REM content
c. latent content
d. NREM content

14. ______ is a sleep disorder in which a person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep.
a. sleep dyspnea
b. sleep cataplexy
c. sleep hypocretin
d. sleep apnea

15. ______ is a sleep disorder in which a person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep.
a. sleep dyspnea
b. sleep cataplexy
c. sleep hypocretin
d. sleep apnea

16. 8. A sleepwalker can engage in complicated behaviors like using tools and driving. The technical name for sleepwalking is: a. somnambulism b. sleep terrors c. somniloquy d. night terrors

17. 8. A sleepwalker can engage in complicated behaviors like using tools and driving. The technical name for sleepwalking is: a. somnambulism b. sleep terrors c. somniloquy d. night terrors

18. 9. Which is achieved by hypnosis. a. pain management b
9. Which is achieved by hypnosis? a. pain management b. age regression c. memory recovery d. all of the above

19. 9. Which is achieved by hypnosis. a. pain management b
9. Which is achieved by hypnosis? a. pain management b. age regression c. memory recovery d. all of the above

20. 10. The practice of mediation involves control of:
a. the cerebellum.
b. attention.
c. memories.
d. a hypnagogic state.

21. 10. The practice of mediation involves control of:
a. the cerebellum.
b. attention.
c. memories.
d. a hypnagogic state.

22. 11. Which of the following is a psychoactive drug. a. cocaine b
11. Which of the following is a psychoactive drug? a. cocaine b. valium c. chocolate d. all of the above

23. 11. Which of the following is a psychoactive drug. a. cocaine b
11. Which of the following is a psychoactive drug? a. cocaine b. valium c. chocolate d. all of the above

24. 12. Drugs that are chemically similar to morphine and that relieve pain and produce euphoria are called: a. depressants b. opiates c. stimulants d. psychedelic drugs

25. 12. Drugs that are chemically similar to morphine and that relieve pain and produce euphoria are called: a. depressants b. opiates c. stimulants d. psychedelic drugs

26. 13. How would you classify alcohol. a. as a depressant b
13. How would you classify alcohol? a. as a depressant b. as a stimulant c. as an opiate d. as a hallucinogenic

27. 13. How would you classify alcohol. a. as a depressant b
13. How would you classify alcohol? a. as a depressant b. as a stimulant c. as an opiate d. as a hallucinogenic

28. 14. Which of the following is a stimulant. a. barbiturates b. LSD c
14. Which of the following is a stimulant? a. barbiturates b. LSD c. nicotine d. marijuana

29. 14. Which of the following is a stimulant. a. barbiturates b. LSD c
14. Which of the following is a stimulant? a. barbiturates b. LSD c. nicotine d. marijuana

30. 15. Which drug is associated with flashbacks. a. amphetamines b
15. Which drug is associated with flashbacks? a. amphetamines b. narcotics c. alcohol d. LSD

31. 15. Which drug is associated with flashbacks. a. amphetamines b
15. Which drug is associated with flashbacks? a. amphetamines b. narcotics c. alcohol d. LSD