psych chapter 3 Flashcards
conciousness
awareness of self and environment
selective attention
focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus
in-attentional bnlindness
something not seen because attention was directed elsewhere
change blindness
failure to detect change in visual environment, change blindness blindness
circadian rhythm
sleep/ wake cycle, 24 hour period
superachiamaitc nucleus
control circadian rhythm, reacts to light controls seratonin, control body temp,
Non-Rem Stage 1
light sleep, hallucinations
Non- Rem stage 2
sleep spindles- bursts of rapid, rhythmic brainwave activity
non-rem stage 3
deep sleep, delta waves, difficult to be woken, growth waves released, sleepwalking and night terrors
REM sleep
eyes move rapidly, parodical sleep, dreams
why do we sleep
protection, recuperation, memory, creative thinking, growth
insomnia
trouble falling and staying asleep
narcolepsy
uncontrollable sleep attacks
sleep apnea
temporarily stop breathing, repeated momentary awakening, can’t rememebr
dreams
images, emotions, and thoughts going through the mind of a sleeping person
