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Chapter 1 Consciousness Flashcards

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Consciousness

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Our awareness of internal and external environments at any given moment in time

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State of consciousness

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An individual’s level of awareness of internal and external stimuli at any given moment

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Normal waking consciousness (NWC)

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A state of consciousness characterised by clear and organised alertness to internal and external stimuli

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Altered state of consciousness

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A state of consciousness that is characteristically different from normal waking consciousness in terms of awareness, sensation and perception

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Daydreaming

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An altered state of consciousness characterised by a shift in concentration from external stimuli to internal thoughts, feelings, memories and images

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Hypothetical construct

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A concept used to describe something that is believed to exist, because we can measure its effects, but we cannot directly observe or measure it

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Controlled Processes

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Actions that require a high level of conscious awarenes, attention and mental effort

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Focused attention

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Attending to a particular stimulus while ignoring others; it requires a high level of awareness

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Selective attention

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The ability to redirect our attention focus to a specific or limited range of stimuli while ignoring others

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Automatic attention

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Actions that require little conscious awareness or mental effort, and do not interfere with performance on other activities

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Divided attention

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When an individual simultaneously focuses on two or more stimuli, or simultaneously undertakes two or more tasks

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Hallucination

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A sensory experience that does not actually exist

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Delusion

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A belief or though that is not supported by or connected to reality

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Objective data

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Measurements of behaviour collected under controlled conditions, which allow data to be directly observed or measured

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Pineal gland

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A gland located in the centre of the brain that helps regulate body rhythms and sleep cycles

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Melatonin

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A hormone that is secreted to regulate the sleep-wake cycle and cause drowsiness

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Sleep laboratory

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A controlled environment that enables electronic recording and measurement of sleep

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Atonia

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A lack of tone in the muscles, or muscle paralysis, experienced during dream sleep

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Hypnogogic state

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A state that is experienced just before falling sleep and is characterised by slow, rolling eye movements and deep relaxation

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Hypnic jerks

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A reflex muscle contraction that occurs during Stage 1 NREM sleep as the body is relaxing

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Sleep spindles

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A type of brain activity characterised by a short burst of high-frequency brainwaves, experienced during stage 2 NREM sleep

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K-complex

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A short burst of high-amplitude brainwaves, experienced in stage 2 NREM sleep

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Slow wave sleep (SWS)

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A sleep state characterised by the emergence of delta waves; SWS is experienced during stages 3 and 4 NREM sleep

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Dream

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A series of images, thoughts and emotions that passes through the mind during sleep

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REM behaviour disorder

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A disorder whereby there is a failure of the muscle paralysis that occurs during REM sleep

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Restorative theory

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A theory that states that sleep is vital for replenishing and revitalising the mind and body to keep them functioning at optimal levels

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Adaptive theory

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A theory that suggests that we have periods of inactivity, or sleep, when we do not need to engage in activities important to our survival

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Sleep deprivation

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Going without or not getting sufficient amounts of sleep

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Sleep-deprivation psychosis

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A disruption of mental and emotional functioning as a result of lack of sleep

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REM rebound

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The process whereby an individual experiences extra amounts of REM sleep after being deprived of it

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Micros level

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A short period of sleep, where the individual appears to be awake

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Circadian rhythm

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Our internal body clock, which cycles approximately every 24 hours

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Electroencephalograph (EEG)

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A device that detects, amplifies and records electrical activity in the brain

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Electromyograph (EMG)

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A device that detects, amplifies and records electrical activity in the muscles

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Electroculargraph (EOG)

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A device that detects, amplifies and records electrical activity in the eyes

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Electrocardiograph (ECG)

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A device that detects, amplifies and records electrical activity in the heart

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Thermometer

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Measure our internal body temperature

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Galvanic skin response (GSR)

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A device that detects, amplifies and records electrical conductivity of skin

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Attention

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A voluntary or involuntary tendency to orient towards or focus on a particular stimulus and ignore other stimuli

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