Biological perspective Flashcards
a classic study that explored sleep and dreaming using electronic recording as well as observation and diary methods.
Dement and Kleitman
Determined whether the toy choices of rhesus monkeys by sex are comparable to those of human children.
Hasset asset et al
investigated with the help of an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course
Holzel et al
REM
the stage of sleep where most dreams happen. (REM comes from how your eyes move behind your eyelids while you’re dreaming 1/4 of your sleep is REM
NREM 1
lasts just one to seven minutes and body has not fully relaxed easy to wake up.
NREM 2
a drop in temperature, relaxed muscles, and slowed breathing and heart rate. brain waves show a new pattern and eye movement stops. lasts for 10 to 25 minutes.
NREM 3
harder to wake someone up if they are in this phase. Muscle tone, pulse, and breathing rate decrease, Identifiable patterns of what are known as delta waves. last for 20 to 40 minutes.
circadian rhythm
is the 24-hour internal clock in our brain that regulates cycles of alertness and sleepiness by responding to light changes in our environment
what is dreaming
dreaming mediates memory consolidation and mood regulation, a process a little like overnight therapy.
number of complete wavelengths (also known as cycles) that occur within a specific time is known as..
Frequency
magnitude or extent or peak value
amplitude
how one conveys emotional experience through both verbal and nonverbal behavior
emotions
EEG
EEG (Electroencephalography) is a test that detects abnormalities in your brain waves, or the electrical activity of your brain.
a generalized view or preconception about attributes, or characteristics that are or ought to be possessed by women and men
gender stereotype
