Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true about hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

B  C  Not everyone can be hypnotized; susceptibility varies among individuals. Hypnotized people generally retain awareness and can refuse suggestions. Hypnosis is not effective for memory improvement.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a club drug?

Accepted Answer

Special K, which is a street name for Ketamine, is considered a club drug due to its popularity in nightclubs and at parties for its dissociative and hallucinogenic effects.

Question 3

Which of the following physiological processes cannot be changed during meditation?

Accepted Answer

Digestive efficiency is not directly altered by meditation. While meditation can influence factors like stress, which indirectly affect digestion, it doesn't directly change the efficiency of the digestive process itself. Processes like sweat gland responses, heart rate, and oxygen consumption can be directly influenced by meditation through relaxation and controlled breathing.

Question 4

The BEST use of hypnosis is in _____.

Accepted Answer

Hypnosis is best used in medical settings to help alleviate anxiety, fear, and misinformation, as it can help patients relax and cope with pain or stress related to medical procedures or conditions.

Question 5

_____ is/are a group of techniques designed to focus attention, block out distractions, and produce an altered state of consciousness.

Accepted Answer

Meditation is a group of techniques designed to focus attention, block out distractions, and produce an altered state of consciousness.

Question 6

Jeannie went to a hypnotist show in Las Vegas and was called up on stage.On her way to the stage, Jeannie was concerned that the hypnotist could make her quack like a duck, which she didn't want to do.When Jeannie was hypnotized _____.

Accepted Answer

Hypnosis cannot force someone to act against their will or fundamental moral and ethical beliefs. It involves a state of focused attention, reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion, but it does not eliminate personal control or self-awareness.

Question 7

The failure to notice a fully visible, but unexpected, stimulus when our attention is directed elsewhere;
also known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The failure to notice a fully visible,...

Question 8

Which of the following persons is meditating?

Accepted Answer

Meditation often involves focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Tsuan-wen, who is gazing at a candle while repeating the word "om," is engaging in a form of meditation that involves concentration on a single point of focus (the candle) and the use of a mantra ("om").

Question 9

_____ is an alternate state of heightened suggestibility characterized by deep relaxation and a trance-like state of heightened suggestibility and intense focus.

Accepted Answer

Hypnosis is the correct answer because it is defined as a state of deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility, often described as a trance-like state. This differentiates it from the other options, as meditation focuses on mindfulness and awareness without the trance-like suggestibility, amphetamine psychosis is a state of psychosis induced by amphetamine use, and daydreaming is a mild detachment from immediate surroundings, not associated with the deep relaxation or heightened suggestibility of hypnosis.

Question 10

During your psychology class you quietly pull out your cell phone and tune out the lecture while you browse the internet.This process of ________ attention allows us to filter out information when are not immediately interested in it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During your psychology class you quietly pull...

Question 11

Your assignment in Journalism 101 is to research hypnosis.Which of the following statements would be most ACCURATE to include in your report?

Accepted Answer

Hypnosis can enhance recall in some cases, but it also increases the risk of false memories or errors. This is because while hypnosis can make a person more open to suggestion, it does not guarantee the accuracy of the memories recalled.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

An active attitude is not a characteristic of hypnosis. Hypnosis typically involves a state of highly focused attention, use of imagination, and decreased responsiveness to pain, rather than an active attitude.

Question 13

Which of the following patients would NOT be a good candidate for hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

Hypnosis is not recommended for recalling eye-witness testimony as it can lead to false memories or increased suggestibility, potentially compromising the accuracy of the testimony.

Question 14

Which part of your hypothalamus controls your circadian rhythms?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which part of your hypothalamus controls your...

Question 15

Research shows that this drug can impair memory, lung functioning, and immune response, interfere with proper reproductive functioning, and adversely affect the brain.

Accepted Answer

Marijuana is known to impair memory, lung functioning, and immune response, interfere with reproductive functioning, and adversely affect the brain, according to research.

Quiz 5: States of Consciousness