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Question 1

dualism

Answer 1

belief that the universe is built out of thought and matter (2 things)

Question 2

monoism

Answer 2

belief that the universe is built of a single substance.

Question 3

mere exposure effect

Answer 3

when people prefer stimuli they have experienced before

Question 4

priming

Answer 4

when people respond quicker/more accurately to questions they have seen before even if they don’t remember them.

Question 5

blind sight

Answer 5

when blind people grab/describe something they cant see

Question 6

conscious level

Answer 6

information about you and where you currently are

Question 7

nonconscious level

Answer 7

body processes controlled by the mind (heartbeat, digestion etc.)

Question 8

preconscious level

Answer 8

memories that you are not thinking of, but could think of when prompted

Question 9

subconscious level

Answer 9

information you aren’t aware of, but must exist due to behavior

Question 10

unconscious level

Answer 10

information that is deemed unacceptable by the conscious mind, and is repressed in the unconscious level

Question 11

sleep

Answer 11

sleep is a state of consciousness. sleep is NOT unconsciousness

Question 12

sleep cycles

Answer 12

a person having similar metabolic/thought patterns every day

Question 13

sleep onset

Answer 13

stage between being awake and falling asleep. brain produces alpha waves

Question 14

sleep stage 1/2

Answer 14

brain produces theta waves

Question 15

sleep stage 3/4

Answer 15

brain releases delta waves. brain waves are the slowest here

Question 16

Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep

Answer 16

occurs during stages 2/3/4. brain is just as active as an awake person.

Question 17

insomnia

Answer 17

cant fucking sleep/stay asleep

Question 18

narcolepsy

Answer 18

falling asleep randomly in weird ass places

Question 19

sleep apnea

Answer 19

stops breathing for short periods of time when asleep. Wakes them up, but people normally don’t remember it.

Question 20

night terrors

Answer 20

wakes up from sleep in a terrified state. cause unknown.

Question 21

manifest content

Answer 21

literal content/meaning of a dream

Question 22

latent content

Answer 22

deeper meanings of a dream

Question 23

activation synthesis theory

Answer 23

states that dreams are the brain’s interpretations of what is going on physically during REM sleep

Question 24

information processing theory

Answer 24

states that dreams are caused as a coping method for stress and interpreting information.

Question 25

Freudian theory

Answer 25

believes dreams are unconscious desires

Question 26

drugs

Answer 26

chemicals that change brain & body chemistry and cause a altered state of consciousness

Question 27

agonists

Answer 27

drugs that fit into neuron receptor sites and function as a neurotransmitter

Question 28

antagonists

Answer 28

fits into neuron receptor cites and blocks neurotransmitters

Question 29

psychological dependance

Answer 29

desire for a drug so a person feels a certain way

Question 30

physiological dependance

Answer 30

desire for a drug due to a tolerance/withdrawal symptoms

Question 31

stimulants

Answer 31

(caffeine, cocaine)
speeds up body processes & autonomic nervous system, followed by a sense of euphoria

Question 32

depressants

Answer 32

(alcohol, barbiturates, anxiolytics)
slows down body processes & autonomic nervous system, followed by a sense of euphoria.
slowed brain processes cause behavioral changes

Question 33

hallucinogens/psychdelics

Answer 33

(LSD, peyote, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana)
causes distorted perceptions of reality (hallucinations)

Question 34

opiates

Answer 34

(codeine, morphine, heroin, methadone)
relieves pain & elevates mood

Question 35

reverse tolerance

Answer 35

when a smaller 2nd dose causes larger effects then 1st larger dose