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Chapter 04: States of ConsciousnessMultiple Choice Questions
1. The continuous stream of perceptions, thoughts, feelings, and sensations of which we are
aware is referred to as
A) behaviour analysis.
B) unconscious processing.
C) automatic processing.
D) consciousness.
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 04-1-01
Page-Reference: 113
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: D) consciousness.
2. Which of the following best defines consciousness?
A) wakefulness
B) rationality
C) awareness
D) receptiveness
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 04-1-02
Page-Reference: 113
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: C) awareness
3. The subjective nature of consciousness has been recently examined through objective
studies by psychologists using such tools as
A) the MRI and aptitude tests.
B) the CT scan and the EEG.
C) psychotherapy and projective tests.
D) legal and illicit drugs.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 04-1-03
Page-Reference: 113
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: B) the CT scan and the EEG.
4. The most fundamental altered state is
A) sleep.
B) states reached through meditation.
C) alcohol induced.
D) a drug-induced state.
Difficulty: 1
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,QuestionID: 04-1-04
Page-Reference: 113
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: A) sleep.
5. Circadian rhythms are controlled largely by the
A) calendar.
B) pituitary gland.
C) brain.
D) heart.
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 04-1-05
Page-Reference: 114
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: C) brain.
6. Which of the following is an example of an ultradian rhythm?
A) blood pressure
B) menstruation
C) hunger
D) the body's response to medications
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 04-1-06
Page-Reference: 114
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: C) hunger
7. Circadian rhythms commonly refer to physiological cycles that are approximately ____ long.
A) 24 hours
B) 30 days
C) 7 days
D) 72 hours
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 04-1-07
Page-Reference: 114
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: A) 24 hours
8. Which of the following does not appear to follow a circadian rhythm?
A) menstruation
B) appetite
C) secretion of hormones
D) blood pressure and heart rate
Difficulty: 2
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,QuestionID: 04-1-08
Page-Reference: 114
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: A) menstruation
9. The daily fluctuations in body temperature and the sleep-wakefulness cycle are called
A) infradian rhythms.
B) ultradian rhythms.
C) alpha rhythms.
D) circadian rhythms.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 04-1-09
Page-Reference: 114
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: D) circadian rhythms.
10. The two circadian rhythms which are most relevant to the study of sleep are patterns of
alertness and
A) blood pressure.
B) heart rate.
C) body temperature.
D) secretion of hormones.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 04-1-10
Page-Reference: 114
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: C) body temperature.
11. For most people, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. is a time of day when they
A) are less alert than during the rest of the day.
B) are especially prone to sexual fantasies.
C) are least likely to be able to sleep.
D) are at their intellectual peak.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 04-1-11
Page-Reference: 114
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: A) are less alert than during the rest of the day.
12. In addition to circadian rhythms, other biological rhythms influence human functioning.
Most noteworthy among these are __________________
A) ultradian and infradian rhythms.
B) complex and simple rhythms.
C) gastrointestinal rhythms.
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, D) metabolic rhythms.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 04-1-12
Page-Reference: 114
Skill: Factual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: A) ultradian and infradian rhythms.
13. Which of the following is considered to be an infradian rhythm?
A) heartbeats.
B) sleep
C) hunger.
D) menstruation.
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 04-1-13
Page-Reference: 114
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: D) menstruation.
14. A good example of an ultradian rhythm is
A) pain
B) eye blinking.
C) sleep.
D) menstruation.
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 04-1-14
Page-Reference: 114
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 4.1 Define circadian rhythms and explain how they influence sleep.
Answer: D) menstruation.
15. The discomfort that results from jet lag is caused by disruption of
A) active consciousness.
B) circadian rhythms.
C) the receptive cycle.
D) the vestibular system.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 04-1-15
Page-Reference: 115
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 4.2 Explain the importance of the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
Answer: B) circadian rhythms.
16. The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is located in the brain's ________.
A) cortex
B) parietal lobe
C) hypothalamus
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