Question

question 5
(0006) you and your girlfriend are watching your favorite movie when you glance over and notice that shes dozed off. you shake her awake but she denies having been asleep. she was probably experiencing which type of sleep?
a catatonia
b rem sleep
c stage 1 sleep
d slow - wave sleep

question 6
(0007) ryan is a linebacker for his schools football team, and gets injured when he falls to the ground and hits his head during a game. his coach calls him off the field and he is then diagnosed with his third concussion in the past 5 months. ryans parents should be concerned that he might develop
a multiple sclerosis
b the warning signs of a stroke
c a traumatic brain injury
d a learning disability.

question 7
(0008) janet is an ambitious college student who plans to apply for graduate school and is very concerned about her academic performance. she always tries to get a good nights sleep because she believes that neural connections underlying learning are strengthened during sleep. janet subscribes to the ______ theory of sleep.
a circadian rhythm
b restorative
c global workspace
d consolidation

question 8
(0009) dr. baylor is talking to her students about what it means for a person to be hypnotized, and how hypnosis happens. \when people are hypnotized,\ she says, \their awareness is separated from other aspects of their consciousness.\ dr. baylor is explaining the ______ theory of hypnosis.
a circadian
b meditative
c sociocognitive
d dissociation

Explanation:

1. In stage 1 sleep, people are easily awakened and may deny being asleep. So for the first - question about the girlfriend dozing off, it is stage 1 sleep.
2. Multiple concussions in a short period can lead to traumatic brain injury. Ryan having his third concussion in 5 months puts him at risk of this.
3. The consolidation theory of sleep posits that neural connections underlying learning are strengthened during sleep. Janet's belief aligns with this.
4. The dissociation theory of hypnosis suggests that a person's awareness is separated from other aspects of their consciousness during hypnosis.

Answer:

1. C. stage 1 sleep
2. C. a traumatic brain injury
3. D. consolidation
4. D. dissociation