Consciousness and Selective Attention Quiz
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Which drug reduces neural activity and slows body functions?

  • Morphine (correct)
  • Caffeine
  • Nicotine
  • Ecstasy
  • What drug stimulates neural activity causing a speed up in body functions and over time reduces dopamine baseline levels?

  • LSD
  • Barbiturates
  • Cocaine (correct)
  • Marijuana
  • Which drug distorts perceptions and evokes sensory images in the absence of sensory input?

  • Alcohol
  • Amphetamines
  • Nembutal
  • THC (correct)
  • What is the name of the major active ingredient in marijuana?

    <p>THC</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying meaning of a dream, according to Sigmund Freud?

    <p>Latent content</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What drug is known for stimulating the central nervous system, speeding up body functions, and over time reducing dopamine baseline levels?

    <p>Methamphetamine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which drug is a powerful hallucinogen also known as Acid?

    <p>LSD</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the major active ingredient in marijuana?

    <p>THC</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which drug is a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen also known as the 'Love drug'?

    <p>Ecstasy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What drug is classified as a depressant that reduces neural activity and slows body functions?

    <p>Barbiturates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which drug distorts perceptions and evokes sensory images in the absence of sensory input?

    <p>LSD</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus?

    <p>Selective attention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of brain waves are relatively slow waves of a relaxed, awake state?

    <p>Alpha waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name for the recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur?

    <p>REM sleep</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle?

    <p>Circadian rhythm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the failure to notice changes in the environment, such as a room color change?

    <p>Change blindness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the substance that alters perceptions and mood, such as cigarettes and coffee?

    <p>Psychoactive drug</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the repeating problems in falling or staying asleep?

    <p>Insomnia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the uncontrollable sleep attacks experienced in narcolepsy?

    <p>Narcolepsy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name for the high arousal and appearance of being terrified that happens in stage 4 sleep and isn’t remembered?

    <p>Night terrors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the diminishing effect of a drug used in the same amount over time?

    <p>Tolerance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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