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What is the conscious level?

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level of awareness of self and the environment

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what is the subconscious level?

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consciousness just below our present awareness; info we are not aware of but we know it’s there

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what is the unconscious level?

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some events and feelings are unacceptable to our conscious mind and are repressed into the unconscious mind

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what is the nonconscious level?

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body processes controlled by your mind that we not usually aware of

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what is the preconscious level?

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info about self or environment that you are not currently thinking about, but could be

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what is the nonconscious process?

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where multitasking happens

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what is parallel processing?

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ability to deal with multiple stimuli simultaneously.

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what is the first function of our consciousness?

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focuses our attention; selective attention

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what is the cocktail party effect?

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focus’s ones auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out other stimuli

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what is the second function of the consciousness?

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provides a mental “meeting place”; where sensation combines with memory, emotions, and motives

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what is the third function of our consciousness?

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gives us a mental model of the world

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what are preconscious memories?

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information not currently in consciousness but recalled voluntarily

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what is unconscious cognition without awareness?

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levels of brain systems that range from autopilot to subtle influences on the brain

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what is the mere-exposure effect?

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prefer stimuli we have seen before over other stimuli

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what is priming?

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respond more quickly and/or accurately to questions they have seen before

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what is blind sight?

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person being blind but able to grasp an object they cannot see

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what is daydreaming?

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detaches from tasks when attention drifts to a more personal and internal direction

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what are biological clocks?

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internal chemical units that control regular cycles in parts of the body

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what is the circadian rhythm?

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sequences of behavioral changes that occur every 24 hours

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what is sleep deprivation?

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if we don’t get enough sleep, our hormones that help keep up our immune system decrease; cortisol increases, and causes fatigue, less concentration, and irritability; symptoms similar to ADHD

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how does the hypothalamus relate to sleep?

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it is the control center for the 24 hour rhythm of sleep; senses change in light and dark

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what is NREM sleep?

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non-rapid eye movement sleep involves partial thoughts, images, poor organization

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what is REM sleep?

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rapid eye movement when we dream; brain waves increase speed and strength; brain patterns resemble moments of when awake but relaxed

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what are beta waves?

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rapid brain waves; appear when a person is awake

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what are alpha waves?

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stage 1, where relaxed brain waves occur just before going to sleep

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what are delta waves?

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slow, lazy, deep-sleep brain waves

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what happens in stage NREM 1?

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lasts only 5-10 minutes; easily awakened

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what happens in stage NREM 2?

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brain waves slowing down; lasts about 20 minutes

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what happens in stage NREM 3?

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after 30 minutes, brain waves slow a lot; slow wave sleep

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what is a nightmare?

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frightening dream during REM

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what does freud think the function of dreaming is?

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it guards sleep and serves as source for wish fulfillment

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what is manifest content?

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actual dream or the story line

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what is latent content?

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the hidden symbolic meaning

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what did Calvin Hall find out from recording 10,000 dreams?

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most people dreamed about ordinary events

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are sleep terrors or sleep paralysis considered nightmares?

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no they are not

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what is REM rebound?

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increase in the number of dreams after being deprived of them

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what is an incubus attack?

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night terror occurring during NREM

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what is insomnia?

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the inability to fall asleep

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what is the biggest cause of insomnia?

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worrying about not sleeping

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what is narcolepsy?

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sleep attacks; uncontrollable, suddenly slips into REM sleep during the day

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what is sleep apnea?

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stop breathing during sleep

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what are night terrors?

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usually in children; happens outside of REM in stage 4 of sleep; high alertness, appearance of being afraid

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what is somnambulism?

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sleepwalking

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what is restless leg syndrome?

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uncomfortable sensations in legs causing movement and loss of sleep

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what myoclonus?

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sudden movements or flinch of a body occurring in stage 1 or 2

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what is sleep paralysis?

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inability to move because body prevents movement to prevent sleepwalking; mind is awake before the body

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what is an altered state of consciousness?

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mental state that differs noticeably from normal waking consciousness

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what are psychoactive drugs?

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chemical substances that change mood and perceptions

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what are dreams?

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vivivd visual or auditory experiences that occur during REM sleep

50
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what is substance abuse?

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pattern of drug use that diminishes ability to fulfill responsibilities

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what is substance dependence?

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pattern of compulsive drug taking that results in tolerance and withdrawal

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what is tolerance?

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higher doses of a drug are required to produce its original effects

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what are withdrawal symptoms?

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unpleasant physical or psychological effects that follow not taking drugs

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what is hypnosis?

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state of consciousness in which a person is especially susceptible to suggestion; disassociation from our consciousness temporarily; not everyone can do go under it

55
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what is hypnosis affective for?

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weight loss, but not stopping alcohol or cigarette abuse

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According to the dissociation theory of hypnosis, people who are hypnotized are?

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in an altered state where awareness is separated from other parts of consciousness

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what is Freud’s wish fulfillment theory?

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dreams provide a “psychic safety valve”; expressing unacceptable feelings; manifest and latent content

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what is the information-processing theory?

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dreams help us sort out the day’s events and consolidate our memories

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what is the physiological function theory?

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regular brain stimulation from REM sleep may help develop and preserve neural pathways

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what is the activation-synthesis theory?

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REM sleep triggers impulses that evoke random visual memories, which our sleeping brain weaves into stories

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what is the cognitive theory?

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dream content reflects dreamers’ cognitive development; their knowledge and understanding

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