Chapter 6 PSYCH
Exploring Consciousness: A Quiz
Test your knowledge on the complexities of consciousness and self-awareness through our engaging quiz. Answer questions covering various aspects of consciousness, from its definitions to its biological underpinnings.
Whether you’re a student of psychology, an educator, or simply curious about how we perceive our minds, this quiz is designed for you. Topics include:
- Free Will
- States of Awareness
- Brain Structures
- Circadian Rhythms
Do we have free will? Transcranial magnetic stimulation switched the hand chosen to carry out a task from right to left, but participants insisted that switching hands was their own idea.
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A state of awareness
Consciousness
Self-awareness
The special understanding of the self as distinct from other stimuli.
Consciousness
Self-awareness
Conscious is derived from the Latin conscientia , which means "to know"
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James maintained that "consciousness grows the more complex and intense the higher we rise in the animal kingdom"
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In Consciousness as Variations in Alertness varying states of awareness might :
Allow animals repair their bodies and conserve energy.
Maximizing safety.
Sleeping during the cycle for which is poorly equipped for activity might contribute to its survival.
Being inactive is not safe unless you have a safe place to be inactive.
One possible advantage of being consciously aware of ongoing sensations is the ability to choose responses rather than to respond instinctively.
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The self-awareness aspect of consciousness could heighten an animal's drive to survive.
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The rouge test ,provided by developmental psychologists, a dot of rouge or other odorless dye is placed on a child's forehead, and the child is allowed to look in the mirror. If they rub the dot, turn to get a better look, or demonstrate that they know its them in the mirror then they are self-aware.
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Chimpanzees, Orangutans, Gorillas raised by humans, bottle-nosed dolphins, Asian elephants, parrots, and cats demonstrated self-awareness in this type of experiment.
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False , Chimpanzees do not show a state of awareness .
False, Cats do not show a state of awareness.
False, Parrots do not show a state of awareness .
Babies 18 months and older are able to recognize themselves in the mirror, physiologists believe indicates a sense of self-awareness.
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Some elephants and chimpanzees show an awareness of death and appear to grieve the loss.
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In 1950, Alan Turing devised a test of a machine's ability to think. If a human had a conversation with two other beings, on human and one machine, without being able to distinguish between them, then the machine would have passed the test.
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Cog the robot was originally programmed to serve as a receptionist, but she taught a science and technology class to 10-year olds in Tokyo in 2009. She is capable of producing six basic emotions :happiness, surprise, fear, disgust, anger, and sadness.
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Consciousness, the mind, and the brain are like a set of nested Russian dolls.
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Brain structures that are believed to participate in consciousness are the....
Cerebral cortex
Thalamus
Reticular formation
Tympanic membrance
The level of conscious awareness of internal states or surroundings, which can high or low and realistic or distorted.
State of awareness
Content of awareness
Self-awareness
The ongoing catalog of internal and external stimuli that are the focus of current attention.
State of awareness
Content of awareness
Self-awareness
The special understanding of the self as distinct from other stimuli.
State of awareness
Content of awareness
Self-awareness
A normal state of consciousness characterized by reduced awareness of external stimuli.
Sleep
Waking
Circadian rhythm
A normal state of consciousness characterized by alertness and awareness of external stimuli.
Sleep
Waking
Circadian
A daily biological rhythm.
Circadian rhythm
Biological clock
Circadian comes from the latin word about a day.
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External stimuli is known as zeitgebers.
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A mood disorder in which depression occurs regularly at the same time each year, usually during the winter months; formerly known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is called?
Major depressive disorder with seasonal pattern
Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
Varying states of awareness can be described using electroencephalogram.(EEG)
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During beta activity, a person is actively thinking and alert. Rapid (15-30 cycles per second)
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A person showing alpha activity is awake but relaxed. Alpha waves are slightly slower, larger, and more regular than beta waves, with a frequency of 9 to 12 cycles per second.
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Gamma waves accompany the processing of sensory input, particularly visual stimuli. A waveform of more than 30 cycles per second.
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The component of sleep characterized by waveforms resembling waking, as measured by electroencephalogram, accompanied by rapid motion of the eyes, muscular paralysis, and sympathetic nervous system activation.
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
Non-rapid eye movement (N-REM) sle
The components of sleep characterized by theta and delta wave activity, as recorded by electroencephalogram, and deep physical relaxation.
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
Non-rapid eye movement (N-REM) sleep
Theta wave is a waveform of 5-6 cycles per second recorded by electroencephalogram that is characteristic of lighter stages of non-rapid eye movement sleep.
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False, it is a waveform of 4 to 7 cycles per second.
A waveform of 1 to 4 cycles per second recorded by electroencephalogram that usually indicates deep non-rapid eye movement sleep.
Delta wave
Beta wave
Theta wave
Gamma wave
The human infant, born at an immature stage of brain development relative to other primate species, spends about half of its sleep time in REM sleep.
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20% of sleep time is spent in REM for adolescents and adults.
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Premature infants spend up to 80% of their sleep time in REM sleep.
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A mental state that usually occurs during sleep that features visual imagery
Dreaming
REM
A conscious awareness of dreaming accompanied by the ability to control the content of the dream .
Sleep terror
Lucid dreaming
A sleep disorder occurring in non-rapid eye movement sleep in which the sleeper wakes suddenly in great distress but without experiencing the imagery of a nightmare.
Sleep terror
Narcolepsy
A sleep disorder characterized by an inability to either initiate or maintain normal sleep.
Insomnia
Narcolepsy
Sleep terror
A sleep disorder characterized by the intrusion of rapid eye movement phenomena into waking.
Insomnia
Narcolepsy
Sleep terror
Lucid dreaming
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which the person stops breathing while asleep.
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A sleep disorder in which an otherwise healthy infant dies while asleep.
(SIDS)
Sudden infant death syndrome
Insomnia
Narcolepsy
Restless legs syndrome (RLS)A disorder characterized by the voluntary movement of an extremity, usually one leg.
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Falso, it is characterized by involuntary movement.
An abnormal state of deep unconsciousness.
Coma
Vegetative state (VS)
An abnormal state following brain injury featuring wakefulness without consciousness.
Coma
Vegetative state (VS)
In Brain death, the patient shows no responses to external stimuli,including pain, and no reflexes related to the cranial nerves.
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An altered state of consciousness reported by people who were close to death because of cardiac or other medical problems that features out-of-body experiences, light-at-the-end-of-a-tunnel perceptions, and a state of calmness.
Cranial experience
Near-death experience
An abnormal level of brain activation with a sudden onset.
Seizure
Withdrawal
Partial seizures originate in a particular part of the brain, known as the focal area, and are often accompanied by an aura, or a premonition that a seizure is about to occur.
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Generalized seizures do not arise from a focal area, and are ,typically, not accompanied by an aura, and are characterized by the abnormal activities of circuits connecting the cortex and thalamus.
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Any drug with the capability of altering a person's state of consciousness.
Psychoactive drug
Tolerance
The need to administer greater quantities of a drug to achieve the same subject effect.
Psychoactive drug
Tolerance
Physical responses to the removal of some habitually administered drugs.
Psychoactive drug
Withdrawal
Tolerance
Addiction is a compulsive physical or psychological dependence on a substance or activity that continues in spite of negative consequences.
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Addiction is correlated with the activity in a number of brain circuits.
An impulsive, reward-seeking system that uses the neurochemical dopamine connects the midbrain(ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra) with the basal ganglia, including the nucleus accumbens. A reflective system involving the frontal lobes controls impulses and makes decisions.
A craving system involves the insula.
Marijuana
Cannabis
Included in the pharmacy written by Chinese Emperor Shen Neng nearly 5,000 years ago.
Classified as hallucinogen
Most important psychoactive compounds is THC. Cannabis contains more than 50 psychoactive compounds known as cannabinoids.
THC has ability to stimulate dopamine .
With marijuana there is no vulnerability to develop schizophrenia.
LSD
Similar to serotonin, and it interacts with serotonin receptors.
Outcomes of LSD use is the experience of flashbacks, intrusive and involuntary hallucinations, even after the
Caffeine
Is a stimulant.
Interferes with the inhibition normally produced by adenosine in the brain.
Is a depressant
Caffeine produces a withdrawal syndrome characterized by headaches and fatigue.
Hallucinogen- A drug that stimulates the experience of false perceptions.
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Stimulant-Any drug that increases the activity of the nervous system.
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Nicotine is a stimulant and produces relaxation with alertness which is unique.
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Cocaine and amphetamines,at moderate doses, produce alertness, elevated, mood, confidence, and a sense of well-being.
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At high doses cocaine and amphetamines can produce symptoms that are quite similar to schizophrenia.
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Many children diagnosed with ADHD are treated with Ritalin(Methylphenidate) or amphetamine salts (Adderall)
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MDMA(Ecstasy) is a relative to the amphetamines and the hallucinogen mescaline that increases heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature.
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Alcohol was one of the earliest psychoactive drugs used by humans, dating back into our prehistory.
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Opiods- Natural or synthetic substances that interact with endorphin receptors known as opioids. They have legitimate medical purposes, including pain control, cough suppression, and control of diarrhea.
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Hypnosis-An altered state of consciousness characterized by relaxation and increased suggestibility.
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Meditation -An involuntary alteration of consciousness characterized by positive emotion and absence of thought.
Falso, it is a voluntary alteration of consciousness characterized by positive emotion and absence of thought.
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LSD:Serotonin. Marijuana: Endogenous cannabinoids. Caffeine:__________
Adenosine
Acetycholine
Nicotine: Acetylcholine. Cocaine, amphetamines,and methamphetamine :________
Seratonin
Dopamine
Methylphenidate:___________
Seratonin
Dopamine
Opioids
Dopamine
Endogenous endorphins
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