Psych Deck

Question 1

What are the 4 types of brain waves

Answer 1

Beta- awake and concentration
Alpha- daydreaming (lower frequency then alpha)
theta- slower/lower frequency than alpha waves
Delta- slower than theta (deep Sleep or Coma)

Question 2

Describe what are depressants and give 2 examples

Answer 2

Depressants- drugs that lower your body’s basic functions and neural activity, lower CNS, Decrease HR, decrease BP

Examples

Barbiturates- used to induce sleep or reduced anxiety, depresess CNS, Anesthesia

Benzodiazepines- commonly prescribed suppressant, sleep aids, seizers

• enchances response to gaba
• they binds to the gabaA receptor complex, that increases sensitivtyy of receptor complex

Question 3

what is parallel processing?

Answer 3

processing multiple sources of information that occurs at the same time. Like perceiving auditory and visual events together

Question 4

What is serial processing ?

Answer 4

Processing one piece of information at a time, such as memorizing a list item by item

Question 5

what is top down processing vs bottom up processing

Answer 5

Top down is processing driven by our beliefs, ideas, and information we have stored in our brain

Bottom up processing- is stimulus driven processing which is done by sensory input.

Question 6

the limbic system is made of

Answer 6

amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and cingulate gyrus