Which of the following statements is true of alcohol? a. Alcohol is a hallucinogen, because it makes people believe things that are not true. b. Alcohol is a depressant, because it causes people to feel sad when under its influence. c. Alcohol is a stimulant, because people do foolish things while under its influence. d. Alcohol is a depressant, because it calms neural activity and slows body function. e. Alcohol is a stimulant, because it increases the heart rate as consumption increases.

Which of the following drugs produces effects similar to a near-death experience? a. Ecstasy. b. Nicotine. c. Barbiturate. d. Methamphetamine. e. LSD.

Which of the following statement(s) are always true about alcohol: A. The higher BAC rises, the harder it can be for people to control their actions B. The higher BAC rises, the greater the chance of feeling tired, depressed, or nauseous C. Alcohol has no affect on some people D. Both A and B

After taking a psychoactive drug for many years, Carl stops taking it. He finds withdrawal to be physically painful, because the drug that he had been taking caused his brain to stop producing its own endorphins. Which drug was he thinking? a. Nicotine. b. Marijuana. c. Cocaine. d. Methamphetamine e. Heroin.

What is the role of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in sleep? a. It induces REM sleep every 90 minutes. b. It causes the pineal gland to increase the production of melatonin. c. It causes the pituitary gland to increase the release of human growth hormone. d. It causes the pituitary gland to decrease the release of human growth hormone. e. It causes the pineal gland to decrease the production of melatonin.

Which of the following represents drug tolerance? a. Hans has grown to accept the fact that his wife likes to have a beer with her dinner, even though he personally does not approve of the use of alcohol. b. Jose often wakes up with a headache that lasts until he has his morning cup of coffee. c. Pierre enjoys the effect of marijuana and is now using the drug several times a week. d. Jacob had to increase the dosage of his pain medication when the old dosage no longer effectively controlled the pain from his chronic back condition. e. Chau lost his job and is now homeless as a result of his drug use.

Which of the following drugs is classified as an opiate? a. Nicotine. b. Marijuana. c. Heroin. d. Methamphetamine. e. Cocaine.

Which of the following dream theories states that dreams help us sort out the day's events and consolidate our memories? a. Information-processing. b. Wish-fulfillment. c. Physiological function. d. Neural activation. e. Neural disconnection.

After two nights without sleep, which of the following can be expected? a. An increase in night terrors. b. Sleep apnea. c. Manifest content dreams. d. Narcolepsy. e. REM rebound.

Which of the following statements is true based on recent research: A. Many students want to drink in safer ways B. Many students don’t drink at all in college C. Only a small amount of students are frequent heavy drinkers D. All of the above

Which of these drugs acts as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen, causes dangerous dehydration in the short term, and causes serotonin disruption in the long term? a. LSD. b. Ecstasy. c. Alcohol. d. Cocaine. e. Caffeine.

Which drug is incorrectly matched with its category? a. Alcohol; stimulant. b. LSD; hallucinogen. c. Amphetamine; stimulant. d. THC; hallucinogen. e. Nicotine; stimulant.

Sigmund Freud believed that a dream's _____ content reflected the deep, underlying meaning of the dream. a. manifest. b. dissociative. c. cognitive. d. latent. e. circadian.

According to research, which of the following are we most likely to experience after sleep deprivation? a. Night terrors. b. Sleep apnea. c. Manifest content dreams. d. Narcolepsy. e. REM rebound.