PSY 079 Session # 11

PSY 079 (Introduction to Psychology)
BS PSYCHOLOGY / SECOND YEAR

Session # 11
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING (20 minutes)

You will answer and rationalize this by yourself. This will be recorded as your quiz. One (1) point will be
given to correct answer and another one (1) point for the correct rationalization. Superimpositions or
erasures in you answer/rationalization is not allowed. You are given 20 minutes for this activity.
Multiple Choice
1. The following are all functions of sleep but:

a. It produces enzymes that protect against cellular damage.
b. It promotes lapses in one’s memory.
c. It helps with metabolic clean up in the brain.
d. It restores neural growth.
ANSWER: b. It promotes lapses in one’s memory.
RATIO: When we are sleeping it does not promote any lapses of our memories.
2. Ben, a second-year college student fell asleep several times while he is engaged in various activities
like reporting in class, answering exams, and sometimes, even during meals and while praying even if
he had more than 8 hours of sleep. Which of the following best characterizes this situation?
a. Narcolepsy
b. Insomnia
c. Hypersomnia
d. Sleep apnea
ANSWER: a. Narcolepsy
RATIO: Ben has a sleeping disorder that characterized by extreme daytime sleepiness and frequent
sleep episodes.
3. George is a very critical person, to the point that he objects to what people say most of the time.
When he participated in an experiment about hypnosis, the experimenters were surprised because
they did not expect that with George’s mentality, he would become suggestible, would lack voluntary
control over his behavior and his critical faculties will be suspended. The experimenters’ observations
support which of the following explanations?
a. The hypnosis is not imitation but rather real brain activity.
b. Hypnosis is a state in which one part of the brain operates independently.
c. Hypnosis is a gateway to the unconscious.
d. Hypnosis makes people behave the way they think a hypnotized person would behave.
ANSWER: d. Hypnosis makes people behave the way they think a hypnotized person would behave.
RATIO: George although HIS mind will be intensely concentrated and prepared to react to suggestions,
his condition is identical to sleep. It's asserted that when you're at ease, your subconscious mind is
easier to focus on.
4. What psychoactive drugs activate the nervous system?
a. Stimulants
b. Depressants
c. Hallucinogens
d. All of the psychoactive drugs mentioned activate the nervous system
ANSWER: a. Stimulants
RATIO: Stimulants raises mood and increases feelings of euphoria, vitality, and attentiveness
temporarily through improving physical or mental function.
5. In lucid dreaming, people become are that they are dreaming and can sometimes even control their
dreams. Lucid dreaming is most consistent with which theoretical explanations of dream?
a. Biological
b. Cognitive
c. Psychoanalytic
d. Combined theories
ANSWER: b. Cognitive
RATIO: Some people acquire the ability to know. when they're dreaming, so they can control the
results and occurrences in dreams
6. Which of the following is incorrect about night terrors?

a. Night terrors occur when a person speaks incoherently and ultimately awakens in a terrified state.
b. Night terrors are typical dreams with a frightening plot.
c. An individual who experienced night terrors wake up the next morning with no recollection of the
event.
d. Though night terrors are rare in adults, adults who suffer from them tend to exhibit higher levels of
depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive traits.
ANSWER: c. An individual who experienced night terrors wake up the next morning with no
recollection of the even
RATIO: A person quickly awakens from sleep in a terrified state.
7. Twenty minutes after falling asleep, Jodie is under the impression that a series of images are
passing across the ceiling of her bedroom. In the morning, she talked about it – remembering all the
details of what she thought she saw. Which of the following would most likely be associated in this
event?
a. Rapid Eye Movements (REM)
b. Non-Rapid Eye Movements (NREM)
c. Sleep debt
d. Sleep disorders
ANSWER: a. Rapid Eye Movements (REM)
RATIO: These are the rapid eye movements that happen when you're sleeping and are supposed to
represent phases of awaking.
8. Nina, a nurse in the emergency room of XYZ Medical Center works on a shifting schedule every two
weeks. In the first two weeks of the month, she works in the morning, and evening on the second two
weeks of the month. Which of the following would most likely occur?
a. Insomnia
b. Hypersomnia
c. Narcolepsy
d. Disruption in the circadian rhythms
ANSWER: d. Disruption in the circadian rhythms
RATIO: Disruptions to your sleep pattern that interfere with daily activities
9. Even though it can make people feel more aroused in social settings, this popular drug is a
depressant.
a. Marijuana
b. Cocaine
c. Heroin
d. Alcohol
ANSWER: a. Marijuana
RATIO: Marijuana can gave you mixed emotions like euphoric, relaxation and relaxing the muscles
and calming your nerves
10. The following drugs are all classified as stimulants except for:
a. Amphetamines
b. Ecstasy
c. Opioids
d. Nicotine
ANSWER: c. Opioids
RATIO: Opioids medicines have the ability to relieve pain because of how they interact with the brain
to generate a plethora of effects.

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PSY 079 (Introduction to Psychology)

BS PSYCHOLOGY / SECOND YEAR

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING (20 minutes)

1. The following are all functions of sleep but:

6. Which of the following is incorrect about night terrors?

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