Question :
41.The textbook describes each of the following functions of sleep : 1231221
41.The textbook describes each of the following functions of sleep EXCEPT or
A)a memory consolidation function.
B)a protective function.
C)an encoding function.
D)a restorative function.
E)an energy conservation function.
42.The protective function of sleep refers to the role of sleep in
A)protecting the organism against disease.
B)protecting the animal from nighttime predators.
C)preventing depletion of bodily resources.
D)preventing the animal from injuring others.
E)protecting the environment.
43.All but which of the following are reasons that investigators have described for the functions of sleep?
A)Protection and survival
B)Energy conservation
C)Consolidation of newly formed memories
D)Restoration of bodily processes
E)Enhancement of ability to alter consciousness
44.Your best friend would like to investigate whether she can control the content of her dreams. Based on advice from your psychology text, you should recommend all but which of the following to her?
A)Upon going to sleep, give herself a reminder that she’d like to dream about a particular topic
B)Keep paper and a pen within reach of her bed.
C)As she is growing sleepier, resist letting her mind wander off.
D)Evaluate the results of her investigation after collecting her observations.
E)Immediately write down her dream’s content, whether she awakens in the morning or in the middle of the night.
45.Your psychology professor argues that dreams represent an attempt by the cerebral cortex to make sense of the random discharges of electrical activity that occur during REM sleep. What perspective best describes your professor’s comments?
A)neodissociation theory
B)activation-synthesis hypothesis
C)psychodynamic theory
D)memory consolidation hypothesis
E)psychological dependence hypothesis
46.According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming, random electrical activity in the ________ is interpreted by the ________ to create a story line.
A)brainstem; cerebral cortex
B)cerebral cortex; brainstem
C)hippocampus; hypothalamus
D)hypothalamus; hippocampus
E)brainstem; thalamus
47.From a Freudian perspective, the purpose of dreams is to
A)consolidate memories and new learning.
B)sort through possible solutions to everyday problems.
C)fulfill underlying wishes.
D)discard unnecessary information.
E)reconcile urges.
48.In Freudian theory, the actual events that occur in a dream are referred to as its ______ content, while the underlying meaning of a dream is its ______ content.
A)unconscious; conscious
B)latent; manifest
C)conscious; subconscious
D)conscious; sexual
E)manifest; latent
49.Who suggested that dreams help us sort through possible solutions to everyday problems and concerns?
A)Ernest Hartmann
B)Publilius Syrus
C)Sigmund Freud
D)William James
E)Alan Rechtschaffen
50.Why do we dream?
A)To fulfill wishes of a sexual or aggressive nature.
B)To allow the cerebral cortex to make sense of random electrical activity during REM sleep.
C)To sort through problems and concerns and find solutions.
D)No one really knows.
E)To consolidate memories and new learning that occurred throughout the day.
