Our inability to consciously process all the sensory information available to us at any single point in time best illustrates the necessity of

Circadian rhythm refers to

Most college students are “owls,” with performance ________ across the day. Most older adults are “larks,” with performance ________ as the day progresses.

A periodic, natural loss of consciousness that involves distinct stages is known as

Sensory experiences that occur without an external sensory stimulus are called

The occasional experience of sleep paralysis is most likely as you awaken from

Participants averaged 12 or more hours of sleep a day for the first few days of unrestricted sleep experiments. They then settled back to 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep a day. The unusually lengthy sleep time of the first few days suggests that participants began these experiments with a

REM sleep is

Which theory emphasizes that dreams play a role in consolidating the day's experiences in our memories?

Prior to age 9, children's dreams seem more like a slide show and less like an active story in which the dreamer is an actor. This best illustrates that the content of dreams reflects children's

REM rebound involves the

Hypnosis involves a state of

Research on susceptibility to hypnosis indicates that

Just prior to awakening Mohammed from a hypnotic state, the therapist told him that during the next few days he would feel nauseous whenever he reached for a cigarette. Mohammed's therapist was attempting to make use of

Which theory suggests that hypnosis involves inducing someone to enact the role of a hypnotic subject?

A split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur simultaneously with and yet separately from other thoughts is called

The repeated self-harming consumption of a psychoactive drug is an indication of

Jillian often consumes up to six cocktails in a row before she experiences any noticeable symptoms of intoxication. This suggests that Jillian has developed

Psychoactive drugs influence neurotransmission by stimulating, mimicking, or ________ the activity of neurotransmitters.

When moderately intoxicated by alcohol

Alcohol consumption is likely to ________ attention to an arousing provocation and ________ attention to normal inhibitions.

The reckless aggressive behavior that may follow alcohol consumption best illustrates that alcohol may act as a(n)

The use of barbiturates ________ anxiety and ________ nervous system activity.

Cocaine is classified as a(n)

When cocaine is snorted, injected, or smoked, it produces a rush of euphoria by

One of the dangers of using Ecstasy at all-night dances is

Psychedelic drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input are called

After ingesting a small dose of a psychoactive drug, Laqueta experienced vivid visual hallucinations and felt as if she were separated from her own body. Laqueta most likely experienced the effects of

THC, the active ingredient in ________, is classified as a ________.

With repeated use of most psychoactive drugs, the immediate pleasant effects become ________ and the unpleasant aftereffects become ________.

One biological basis for addiction involves brain activity in the ________ reward system.

Alcohol consumption disrupts the processing of recent experiences into one's permanent memory by

The amygdala is very active during REM dreaming, which explains why people often have negative mood associations with REM dreams.

Children are most likely to wet the bed during NREM-1, when people are most deeply asleep and minimally aware.

Vivid snippets, brief and disjointed hallucinations tend to occur during NREM-2.

Long, detailed, narrative dreams are most likely to occur during REM.

Significantly more information is gathered by our conscious mind than our unconscious mind.