Chapter 3

Question 1

our internal biological clock that helps regulate when we sleep and are awake

Answer 1

Circadian rhythm

Question 2

this stage of sleep contains delta waves

Answer 2

NREM stage 3

Question 3

5 reasons we sleep

Answer 3

protectiom, recuperation, restore and rebuild memories, feeds creative thinking, supports growth

Question 4

while asleep, we cycle through how many sleep stages about every 90 minutes?

Answer 4

4

Question 5

sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified

Answer 5

night terrors

Question 6

what is insomnia?

Answer 6

reccuring problem in falling or staying asleep

Question 7

failing to notice changes in the environment

Answer 7

change blindness

Question 8

a principle that info is simultaneously processed on a conscious track and an unconscious track?

Answer 8

dual processing

Question 9

this type of drug distorts perceptions and evokes sensory images w/o sensory input

Answer 9

hallucinogens

Question 10

what is addiction

Answer 10

compulsive craving of drugs/behaviors depsite known consequences

Question 11

under states of consciousness, what are the three parts to spontaneous?

Answer 11

daydreams, drowsiness, dreaming

Question 12

alpha waves are?

Answer 12

slow brain waves of a relaxed awake state

Question 13

our self-awareness and ability to be aware of our surroundings is known as

Answer 13

consciousness

Question 14

when effects of a drug diminish with the same amount of use over time

Answer 14

tolerance

Question 15

what is REM sleep?

Answer 15

• rapid eye movement
• 1 hour after falling asleep and lasts 10 minutes with vivid dreaming, sharp brain activity. heart rate rises, breathing increases, and is difficult to be awoken

Question 16

the study of the brain activity linked with our mental processes consciousness

Answer 16

cognitive neuroscience

Question 17

what is sleep?

Answer 17

natural periodic loss of consciousness

Question 18

sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

Answer 18

sleep apnea

Question 19

what us a psychoactive drug

Answer 19

alter perception and mood

Question 20

this type of durg excited neural activity and speeds up body functions

Answer 20

stimulants

Question 21

what is selective attention?

Answer 21

• the focus of our awareness

- our senses take in about 11,000,000 bits of info per second and we consciously process 40

Question 22

non-REM stage 2 last about 20 minutes, a more relaxed and more deeply asleep than in stage 1 and?

Answer 22

experience sleep spindles which are bursts of rapid rhythmic brain wave activity

Question 23

when someone continues to use a substance despite significant life disruption/risk

Answer 23

sustance use disroder

Question 24

blindsight

Answer 24

a person can respond to visual stimulus w/o consciously experiencing it

Question 25

the type of drug reduces neural activity and slows body functions

Answer 25

depressants