Psych Ch3

Question 1

Consciousness

Answer 1

The combination of your subjective experience of the external world and your internal mental activity, both of which result from brain activity.

Question 2

Conscious

Answer 2

A level of consciousness that reflects awareness of the external world and inner mental activity

Question 3

Unconscious

Answer 3

A level of consciousness that reflects a lack of awareness of the external world and inner mental activity.

Question 4

Normal waking state of consciousness

Answer 4

A state of consciousness that reflects a clear awareness of the external world and inner mental activity

Question 5

Altered state of consciousness

Answer 5

A state that deviates from a normal waking state of consciousness. It may reflect either a more vivid awareness or a less clear awareness of the external world and inner mental activity.

Question 6

Global workspace model

Answer 6

A psychological theory stating that consciousness is a product of activity in specific brain regions.

Question 7

Attention

Answer 7

The focusing of mental resources on specific information to become consciously aware of that information

Question 8

Inattentional blindness

Answer 8

A failure to be aware of visual information when one’s attention is directed elsewhere.

Question 9

Subliminal perception

Answer 9

The processing of information by sensory systems without a person’s conscious awareness

Question 10

Circadian rhythms

Answer 10

The regulation of biological cycles into regular, daily patterns.

Question 11

Melatonin

Answer 11

A hormone that suds regulation of circadian rhythms; bright light reduces production and darkness increases production.

Question 12

Stage N1 sleep

Answer 12

First stage of sleep in which a person is drifting off. EEGs show slower theta waves and conscious awareness of both the external world and inner mental activity starts to decline.

Question 13

Stage N2 sleep

Answer 13

Second stage of sleep, in which a person is truly asleep. EEGs show k-complexes and sleep spindles, and there is much less conscious awareness of both external world and inner mental activity.

Question 14

Stage N3 sleep

Answer 14

Third stage of sleep also known as slow-wave sleep, in which a person is substantially less conscious and is hard to awaken. EEGs reveal large regular delta waves.

Question 15

Stage R or REM sleep

Answer 15

The a the of sleep in which a person experiences rapid eye movements dreaming and paralysis of motor systems. EEGs show beta wave activity, which is also associated with an awake conscious mind.

Question 16

Dreams

Answer 16

Products of consciousness during sleep in which a person confuses images and fantasies with reality.

Question 17

Activation synthesis theory

Answer 17

The idea that dreams are result of the brains attempts to make sense of random brain activity by combining the activity with stored memories.

Question 18

Insomnia

Answer 18

A disorder characterized by a repeated inability to sleep

Question 19

Sleep apnea

Answer 19

A disorder in which a person while asleep stops breathing because the throat closes, the condition results in frequent awakenings during the night.

Question 20

Narcolepsy

Answer 20

A disorder in which a person experiences excessive sleepiness during normal waking hours sometimes going limp and collapsing

Question 21

Hypnosis

Answer 21

A social interaction during which a person, responding to suggestions experiences changes in memory, perception and or voluntary action.

Question 22

Sociocognitive theory of hypnosis

Answer 22

Theory that hypnotized people are not in an altered state of consciousness but they behave in a way that hypnotized people are expected to behave.

Question 23

Dissociation theory of hypnosis

Answer 23

The idea that hypnotized people are in a trancelike state in which conscious awareness is separated or dissociated from other aspects of consciousness

Question 24

Meditation

Answer 24

A practice in which intense contemplation leads to a deep sense of calmness that has been described as an altered state of consciousness.