Dr. Freud and his colleagues are doing a study comparing differences in brain activity levels between patients with schizophrenia and controls with no psychological disorders. Their hypothesis requires a high level of detail and good detection of differences over time. Which of the following is the best brain imaging technique to use?
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Dr. Freud and his colleagues are doing a study comparing differences in brain activity levels between patients with schizophrenia and controls with no psychological disorders. Their hypothesis requires a high level of detail and good detection of differences over time. Which of the following is the best brain imaging technique to use?
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
According to your textbook, which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the case study of Phineas Gage's accident, which led to brain injury?
Injury to the brain causes changes in behavior, and specific brain areas are linked to particular behaviors.
According to the textbook (chapter 4), obstructive sleep apnea occurs when ________.
An individual's airway becomes blocked during sleep.
Brandon is sleeping. His eyelids are quivering because his eyes are darting around. Brandon is probably experiencing ________ sleep.
REM
According to your textbook reading, an individual may suffer from ________ if there is a disruption in the brain signals that are sent to the muscles that regulate breathing.
central sleep apnea
After Eliphaz falls asleep he feels a sense of panic, screams, and attempts to escape from his room. Which parasomnia does Eliphaz have?
night terrors
According to your textbook, 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
According to chapter 4, ________ is another word for sleepwalking.
somnambulism
Isolda smokes marijuana. At first, just a few inhalations were enough to cloud her mind. Over time, she needs to smoke more and more to achieve the same effect. This is an example of ________.
tolerance
According to the textbook, ________ is one way in which people can help reset their biological clocks.
Light-dark exposure
According to chapter 4, symptoms of ________ may be improved by REM deprivation.
depression
Which of the following happens during stage 1 sleep?
Both our respiration and heartbeat slow down.
Simeon was driving to work when he suddenly felt paralyzed and couldn't resist falling asleep. Simeon may have ________.
narcolepsy
Donatella lives on the east coast of the USA. She takes an overnight flight to the west coast to visit with family for a month; when she arrives she is fatigued, sluggish, and irritable. For the next week or so she has trouble sleeping. She is probably suffering from ________.
jet lag
Regular feelings of hunger are an example of a(n) ________ rhythm.
biological
According to your textbook, which researcher believed that dreams simply reflect life events that are important to the dreamer?
Rosalind Cartwright
As found written in chapter 4, the growth hormone is secreted by the ________ while we sleep.
pituitary gland
According to your textbook, which of the following is a symptom of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)?
kicking and punching while asleep
According to chapter 4, melatonin release from the pineal gland is stimulated by ________ and inhibited by ________.
darkness; light
According to the required video "Why Do We Sleep?", the activation-synthesis model of dreaming sees the primary role of dreaming to be that
it allows the brain to organize and consolidate information to make space for more.
