Chapter 7 Flashcards
Controlled
Conscious Behaviours
Automatic
Unconscious Behaviours
Implicit Memory
Unconscious memory
Explicit Memory
Conscious Memory
Low Awareness
Subtle influence of information on our behaviour(Cocktail Party Phenomenon)
High Awareness
Consciousness of what is going on around us
Mindfulness
State of heightened awareness, focus and evaluation of our thoughts
Attention
Concentration of consciousness
Priming Study
Using implicit associations tests to study unconscious motives and beliefs
Hypnosis
A mental state characterized by reduced peripheral awareness
Sensory deprivation
The intentional reduction of stimuli affecting one or more of the 5 senses, with the possibility of resulting changes in consciousness.
Meditation
Focus on something specific or ones breathing with the goal of ignoring external distractions, focussing on ones internal state, and achieving a state of relaxation and well being.
Trance State
Dissociation of self where people are said to have less voluntary control over their behaviour and actions
Psychoactive Drug
Chemical that changes our states of consciousness, and particularly our perceptions and moods
Opioids
Chemicals that increase activity in opiod receptor neurone in the brain and in the digestive system.
Opioids produce euphoria, angles, slower breathing and constipation
Hallucinogens
Substances that alter a persons perceptions, often by creating visions or hallucinations that are not real
Depressants
Reduce the activity of the CNS and slow down the body’s physiology and mental processes
Stimulants
Increase in activity of the CNS and speed up the bodys physiological and mental processes.
Subconscious
Part of the mind that is not currently in focal awareness but still influences ones actions and feelings.
Dissociation
Separation of ones awareness from everything besides what one is centrally focussed on
Circadian Rhythm
Biological clock for sleep
Attention
Concentration of consciousness on an object or situation
Sustained Attention
Vigilance; Ability to focus on an activity over a long period of time
Divided Attention
Ability to concentrate our attention one two or more tasks simultaneously.
Selective Attention
When we attend to some information and intentionally ignore others
Dichotic Listening
When 2 speeches are presented simultaneously, with one message being presented to each year
Broadbents Filter Model of selective attention
Selecting Information on the basis of its physical features.
Treisman’s Attenuation Model
Unattended information is not blocked completely, the level of processing is just lower than attended information
Late Selection model
Third Selective attention model that has been proposed
Rapid Eye Movement(REM)
25% of our total sleep. Awareness of external events is reduces, our consciousness is dominated by our dreams and our muscles shut down
Non- Rapid eye movement
A deep cycle, characterized by very slow brainwaves, that is that is further subdivides into three stages
Stage 1(NREM)
When you are just starting to fall asleep. It is characterized by theta waves.
Stage 2(NREM 2)
Light sleep, occasional sleep spindles, consolidating memories(55% of the people)
Stage 3(NREM 3)
Deep sleep, increases muscle relaxation, data waves (55%)
REM Sleep
Rapid eye movement, associated with dreaming, less intense brain waves. Similar to the awaken state(20%)
When do nightmares, and sleep walking occur
N3
Insomnia
Difficulty falling or staying asleep
Sleep Apnea
Sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing that last at least 10 seconds
Narcolepsy
A disorder characterized by extreme daytime sleepiness with frequent episodes of nodding off
Somnambulism
A person leaves the bed and moves around while still asleep
Sleep Terrors
A disruptive sleep disorder, most frequently experienced in childhood, that may involve loud screams and intense panic
Bruxism
Grinding teeth during sleep
Restless legs Syndrome
Reports itching, burning or otherwise uncomfortable feeling in his legs
Periodic limb Movement Disorder
Sudden involuntary movement of limbs
Agonists
Mimic the operation of a neurotransmitter
Anatagonists
Block the action of a neurotransmitter
Reuptake Inhibitors
Blocking the reuptake of neurotransmitters at the synapse
