10.1 Flashcards

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the sub- jective experience of perceiving oneself and one’s sur- roundings.

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consciousness

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2
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a word or other stimulus appears on the screen for a fraction of a second, preceded and/or followed by an interfering stimulus

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Masking

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3
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if the interfering stimulus follows it

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Backward masking

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4
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other dots to flash on and off, rapidly.

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flash suppression

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5
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The brain shows no activity and no response to any stimulus.

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Brain death

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6
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marked by limited responsiveness, such as increased heart rate in response to pain.

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vegetative state

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7
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caused by traumatic brain damage, the brain shows a steady but low level of activity and no response to any stimulus

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Coma

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8
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people have brief periods of purposeful actions and speech comprehension.

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minimally conscious state

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9
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The increased motor cortex activ- ity prior to the start of the movement

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readiness potential

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10
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rhythm of activity and inactivity lasting about a day. (The term circadian comes from the latin roots circa and dies, meaning “about a day.”)

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Circadian rhythm

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11
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a period of discomfort and inefficiency while your internal clock is out of phase with your new surroundings.

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Jet lag

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12
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During this stage of sleep, the sleep- er’s eyes move rapidly back and forth under the closed lids.

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rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

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13
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measures and amplifies tiny electrical changes on the scalp that reflect patterns of brain activity.

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electro- encephalograph (EEG)

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14
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combine an EEG measure with a simultaneous measure of eye move- ments to produce a

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polysomnograph

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15
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waves of activity at about 12 to 14 per second

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sleep spindles

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16
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means “lack of sleep.” not enough sleep for the person to feel rested the next day.

17
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means “no breathing.” many people have occasional brief periods without breathing while asleep.

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Apnea (ap-nee-uh)

18
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fail to breathe for a minute or more and then wake up gasping for breath.

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sleep apnea

19
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important for maintain- ing long periods of wakefulness.

20
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sudden attacks of sleepi- ness during the day.

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narcolepsy

21
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prolonged “creepy-crawly” sensations in their legs, accompa- nied by repetitive leg movements strong enough to awaken the person, especially during the first half of the night

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periodic limb movement disorder

22
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causes someone to awaken screaming and sweating with a racing heart rate, sometimes flailing with the arms and pounding the walls.

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Night terror

23
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the content that appears on the surface

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manifest content

24
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the hidden ideas that the dream experience represents symbolically.

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latent content

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condition of focused attention and increased suggestibility that occurs in the context of a special hypnotist–subject relationship.
Hypnosis
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a suggestion to do or experience something after coming out of hypnosis.
posthypnotic sug- gestion
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a systematic procedure for inducing a calm, relaxed state through the use of special tech- niques
Meditation
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a feeling that an event is uncannily familiar
déjà vu experience
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Alternations between seeing the patterns in the right and in the right retina.
Binocular rivalry
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An accidental by product with no purpose
Epiphenomenon
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Secreted by the pineal gland
Melatonin
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Part of the brain is asleep and other are awake.
Lucid dreaming
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Failing in inhabit muscular activity during REM.
REM behavior disorder
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dreams occur because the cortex takes the hap- hazard activity that occurs during rem sleep
activation-synthesis theory of dreams