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Dreams are a unique “level” of consciousness in that arousal is ____ but awareness is ______.

Though Evan has been driving around the racecourse with Bob many times, he hasn’t seemed to get any faster. Though Bob says Evan just isn’t “built” to be a racer, Pops decides to offer Evan a price if he can beat Bob’s best time. Surprising Pops and Bob, Evan races around the course and beats Bob’s time on his first try. Any good psychologist would not be surprised by this as this is a classic example of

In the ________ of pain perception, fibers connect directly with the thalamus and then to the motor and sensory areas of the cerebral cortex.

______ is a need for a drug that causes unpleasant withdrawal symptoms, such as pain or craving for the drug when it is discontinued.

REM stands for_________ sleep.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the cones of the eye’s retina?

In the context of the auditory system, frequency theory states that the perception of a sound’s frequency depends on how often the auditory nerve fires.

The visual sense creates a “video tape” of what the eyes see.

Matt frequently takes drugs and keeps complaining that his drapes are growing tentacles that are threatening to strangle him. He is most likely taking which of the following substances?

The hair cells residing on the basilar membrane are receptor cells for which sense?