Suppose you had to go all night without sleep in order to study for a final exam. If you suffer from _________, you will receive more REM sleep the next night.
A. recurrent dream phenomenon
B. the rebound effect
C. extreme relaxation associated with having the final exam finished
D. the paradox of sleep
Question 2In one dream study, researchers compared the dreams of Palestinian children who lived in the Gaza Strip where they had experienced years of violence with children living in the more peaceful Galilee area. The findings from dream reports revealed that
A. children living under constant stress had fewer dreams.
B. the dreams of children living under constant stress included more threatening events.
C. those who received suggestions prior to sleep had more threatening events in their dreams regardless of living circumstances.
D. both a and b
Question 3Psychoanalytic researchers have used the results of studies on the frequencies of male and female dream characters to support which aspect of Freud's theory?
A. Repression
B. The Oedipus complex
C. Projection
D. The pleasure principle
Question 4Which statement best summarizes what researchers have found about the changes in frequencies of male and female dream characters at different age levels?
A. The adult pattern of frequencies of dream characters does not emerge until the teenage years.
B. The pattern changes for males as they pass through the Oedipus complex.
C. The frequencies of male and female characters completely reverse for both males and females as they age from childhood to adulthood.
D. The pattern found in adult males and females is also found in samples of children of various ages.
Question 5Which of the following best describes the cross-cultural findings when comparing the frequencies of male and female characters in dreams?
A. Although there are a few exceptions, the frequencies found in American samples tend to be found in other cultures as well.
B. American and European samples show different frequencies than non Western samples.
C. Male characters tend to show up in dreams more frequently in male dominated societies.
D. Although a consistent pattern is found in the results from different American samples, no clear pattern emerges when looking at studies using participants from other cultures.
Question 6Some psychoanalytic researchers have argued that dreams represent unresolved conflicts. As evidence for this interpretation, they point to
A. how much more men sleep than women.
B. the results of sleep deprivation studies.
C. recurrent dreams.
D. how much babies dream compared to adults.
Question 7When people have dreams about falling or being chased that they have dreamed before, we call these dreams
A. conscious.
B. paradoxical.
C. surreal.
D. recurrent.
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