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5 (BARRON): States of Consciousness Flashcards

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DUALISTS believe…

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  • HUMANS (and the UNIVERSE in general) consist of TWO MATERIALS: THOUGHT and MATTER
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COMPETING PHILOSOPHICAL THEORIES of CONSCIOUSNESS (2)

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  • DUALISM

- MONISM

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DUALISTS BELIEVE in … … Some even maintain that THOUGHT is … and continues existing after the … and … DIE

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  • FREE WIL
  • ETERNAL
  • BRAIN
  • BODY
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….. believe EVERYTHING is the SAME SUBSTANCE. THOUGHT is a … … of …. … and STOPS … when the BODY DIES.

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  • MONISTS
  • BY-PRODUCT
  • BRAIN PROCESSES
  • EXISTING
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PYSCHOLOGISTS define CONSCIOUSNESS as our LEVEL of …. about … and our …

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  • AWARENESS
  • OURSELVES
  • ENVIRONMENT
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CONCEPTS that DESCRIBE LEVELS of CONSCIOUSNESS (3)

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  • MERE-EXPOSURE EFFECT
  • PRIMING
  • BLIND SIGHT
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“occurs when we PREFER … we have … … over NOVEL .., even if we do not … … seeing the old stimuli.

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  • MERE EXPOSURE EFFECT
  • STIMULI
  • SEEN BEFORE
  • CONSCIOUSLY REMEMBER
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“research participants respond more … and/or … to QUESTIONS they have … …, even if they do not … seeing them.”

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  • PRIMING
  • QUICKLY
  • ACCURATELY
  • SEEN BEFORE
  • REMEMBER
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“Some people who report to be … can accurately describe the … of a … … or accurately … objects they say they … …”

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  • BLINDSIGHT
  • BLIND
  • PATH
  • MOVING OBJECT
  • GRASP
  • CANNOT SEE
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LEVELS of CONSCIOUSNESS (5)

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  • CONSCIOUS LEVEL
  • NONCONSCIOUS LEVEL
  • PRECONSCIOUS LEVEL
  • SUBCONSCIOUS LEVEL
  • UNCONSCIOUS LEVEL
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“Recalling a favorite toy as a child.”

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  • PRECONSCIOUS LEVEL
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“Level of consciousness that controls heartbeat, respiration, digestion and so on…”

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  • NONCONSCIOUS LEVEL
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“PRIMING and MERE-EXPOSURE EFFECT come from…”

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  • SUBCONSCIOUS LEVEL
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“…. analysts believe some EVENTS and FEELINGS are … to our conscious mind and are REPRESSED into the … mind”

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  • PSYCHOANALYTIC
  • UNACCEPTABLE
  • UNCONSCIOUS
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“The period when we fall asleep. The stage between … and …”

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  • SLEEP ONSET
  • WAKEFULNESS
  • SLEEP
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“Our brain produces … when we are DROWSY but AWAKE.”

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  • ALPHA WAVES
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REM stands for…

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  • RAPID EYE MOVEMENT
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REM SLEEP is sometimes called … … since our brain waves appear as … and … as they do when we are AWAKE

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  • PARADOXICAL
  • ACTIVE
  • INTENSE
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Stages 3 and 4 is sometimes called … …

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  • DELTA SLEEP
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DELTA SLEEP seems to be very important in … the body’s … …, releasing … … in children, and … our … …

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  • REPLENISHING
  • CHEMICAL SUPPLIES
  • GROWTH HORMONES
  • FORTIFYING
  • IMMUNE SYSTEM
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SLEEP DISORDERS (5)

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  • INSOMNIA
  • NARCOLEPSY
  • SLEEP APNEA
  • NIGHT TERRORS
  • SOMNAMBULISM
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… suffer from periods of INTENSE SLEEPINESS and may fall asleep at UNPREDICTABLE and INAPPROPRIATE times. They may fall into REM sleep regardless of what they are doing.

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  • NARCOLEPTICS
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… causes a person to stop breathing for short periods of time during the night

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  • APNEA
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DREAM THEORIES (3)

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  • FREUDIAN THEORY
  • ACTIVATION-SYNTHESIS THEORY
  • INFORMATION-PROCESSING THEORY
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… … is the LITERAL content of our DREAMS.

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  • MANIFEST CONTENT
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“Unconscious meaning of the MANIFEST CONTENT.”

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  • LATENT CONTENT
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This theory proposes that perhaps dreams are nothing more than the brains interpretations of what is happening PHYSIOLOGICALLY during REM SLEEP.

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  • ACTIVATION-SYNTHESIS THEORY
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“DREAMS may be stories made up by the LITERARY PART of our mind caused by the INTENSE BRAIN ACTIVITY during REM SLEEP.”

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  • ACTIVATION-SYNTHESIS theory
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“This theory will point out that stress during the day will increase the number and intensity of dreams during the night.”

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  • INFORMATION-PROCESSING THEORY
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“Perhaps the brain is dealing with DAILY STRESS and INFORMATION during REM SLEEP.”

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  • INFORMATION-PROCESSING THEORY
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THREE THEORIES that explain HYPNOSIS (3)

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  • ROLE THEORY
  • STATE THEORY
  • DISSOCIATION THEORY
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posthypnotic amnesia (1)

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  • when people report FORGETTING EVENTS that occurred while they were hypnotized
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posthypnotic suggestion (1)

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  • a suggestion that a hypnotized person BEHAVE in a CERTAIN WAY after he or she is brought out of hypnosis
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“This theory points out that some people are more easily hypnotized than others, a characteristic called … …”

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  • HYPNOTIC SUGGESTABILITY

ROLE THEORY

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People with high hypnotic suggestability tend to .. (3)

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  • have richer FANTASY LIVES
  • FOLLOW DIRECTIONS WELL
  • be able to FOCUS on a single task for a long period of time
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“This theory points out that hypnosis meets some parts of the of the definition of an ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS”

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  • STATE THEORY
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“In addition, some people report dramatic HEALTH BENEFITS, such as PAIN CONTROL and reduction in specific PHYSICAL AILMENTS.”

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  • STATE THEORY
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Reseacher … … explained hypnosis in his DISSOCIATION THEORY

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  • ERNEST HILGARD
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“One part of our consciousness responds to the SUGGESTIONS OF THE HYPNOTIST, while the other part/level retains AWARENESS OF REALITY.”

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  • DISSOCIATION THEORY
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HILGARD asked hypnotized participants to put their arm in an … … …

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  • ICE WATER BATH
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Normally, the brain is PROTECTED from HARMFUL CHEMICALS in the bloodstrean by THICKER WALLS surrounding the brain’s BLOOD VESSELS. This is called the … … …

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  • BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER
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AGONISTS (1)

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  • drugs that mimic neurotransmitters
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ANTAGONISTS (1)

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  • drugs that BLOCK NEUROTRANSMITTERS
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“Physiological change that produces a need for MORE of the main drug in order to achieve the same effect.”

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  • TOLERANCE
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TOLERANCE will eventually cause … SYMPTOMS in users

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  • WITHDRAWAL
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PSYCHOACTIVE drugs (1)

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  • CHEMICALS that change the CHEMISTRY of the BRAIN and induce an ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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TYPES of PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS (4)

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  • STIMULANTS
  • DEPRESSANTS
  • HALLUCINOGENS
  • OPIATES
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EXAMPLES of STIMULANTS (4)

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  • CAFFEINE
  • COCAINE
  • AMPHETAMINES
  • NICOTINE
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VALIUM is an …. ….

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  • ANTIANXIETY DRUG
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EXAMPLES of DEPRESSANTS (4)

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  • ALCHOHOL
  • BARBITURATES
  • TRANQUILIZERS
  • ANTI ANXIETY DRUGS
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EXAMPLES of HALLUCINOGENS (4)

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  • LSD
  • MUSHROOMS
  • MARIJUANA
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EXAMPLES of OPIATES (4)

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  • MORPHINE
  • HEROINE
  • METHADONE
  • CODEINE
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OPIATES act as … for endorphins and thusbare powerful ….. and … elevators

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  • AGONISTS
  • PAINKILLERS
  • MOOD
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HALLUCINOGENS causes changes in PERCEPTIONS of reality, including (3)

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  • SENSORY HALLUCINATIONS
  • LOSS OF IDENTITY
  • VIVID FANTASIES
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DEPRESSANTS slow down the SAME BODY SYSTEMS that …. speed up.

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  • STIMULANTS
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STIMULANTS SPEED UP BODY PROCESSES, including … … .., functions such as … and … rate

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  • AUTONOMIC NS
  • HEART
  • RESPIRATION

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