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Psychology - Test 4


1. People who have aphasia have difficulty doing what?
    A. hearing
    B. speaking
    C. moving
    D. remembering


2. Which of the following brain waves is typical of deep, non-REM sleep?
    A. beta waves
    B. alpha waves
    C. delta waves
    D. theta waves


3. During the intial stages of hypnotic induction, what is the primary task?
    A. insensitivity to pain
    B. inducing amnesia
    C. altering bad habits
    D. establishing rapport


4. Which class of drugs produce the most marked shift in consciousness?
    A. amphetamines
    B. opiates
    C. hallucinogens
    D. narcotics


5. According to the NIH, what % of American women are depressed?
    A. 5 percent
    B. 8 percent
    C. 15 percent
    D. 18 percent


6. Damage to the limbic system is most likely to affect which of the following?
    A. motor control
    B. reasoning
    C. vocalization
    D. aggression


7. The sensory receptors for the nose are found in which cells?
    A. fovea
    B. pupillary
    C. olfactory
    D. cochlea


8. What is the measure to which changes in one variable are associated with changes in another?
    A. correlation
    B. assignment
    C. methodology
    D. lineation


9. In what part of the brain is Broca's speech area located?
    A. right hemishphere
    B. left hemisphere
    C. cerebellum
    D. occipital lobe


10. Which is NOT a classical symptom of a panic attack?
    A. constriction
    B. paranoia
    C. thrombosis
    D. vertigo