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what is the definition of consciousness?

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aware of surroundings and connecting with sense of self

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what is waking consciousness?

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when one’s thoughts, feelings, and sensations are clear and organized.

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what is altered consciouness?

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shift in quality of pattern of mental activities as compared to waking consciousness.

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what did structuralists think about consciousness?

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used introspection to find boundaries of conscious thought

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what is a circadian rhythm?

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a human’s sleep wake cycle

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what is entrainment?

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changing the circadian rhythm

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how are brain waves measured?

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amplitude and frequency

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what are beta waves?

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brain waves while awake

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what are alpha waves?

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relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed state

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what is stage 1 of sleep?

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feeling sleepy, the dozing off stage

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what is a hallucination?

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a sensory experience without the physical presence

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what is a sleep spindle?

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random bursts of energy that happen during stage 2 while falling asleep

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what waves do you experience during stage 3?

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theta and delta waves

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what is REM sleep?

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recurring sleep state during which vivid dreams commonly occur. vivid dreams and nightmares occur.

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what is a nightmare?

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longer, more detailed dreams that occur during rem

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what is NREM?

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any time you’re alseep but not in rem sleep.

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what is activation synthesis?

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that a dream is the cerebral cortex processing nerve impulses being sent from the body to the brain stem into something that makes sense

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what is REM rebound

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a form of sleep debt, sleepiness or muscle loss during the day

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what is Freudian dream theory

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dreams are full of symbols from the subconscious

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what is cognitive dream theory

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They are like plays that the mind stages for itself when it doesn’t have anything specific to do

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what is biological dream theory

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dreams don’t mean anything

22
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what is information processing

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dreams help us sort out the day’s events and consolidate memories

23
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what is physiological function

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regular brain stimulation from REM sleep may help develop and preserve neural pathways

24
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what is cognitive development

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dream content reflects dreamer’s cognitive development, their knowledge and understanding

25
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what is hypnotic induction?

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putting someone in a hypnotic state

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what is post-hypnotic sugestion?

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a suggestion made to the subject while in a hypnotic trance, to be acted upon at some time after emerging from the trance.

27
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what is dissociation?

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separation of normally related mental processes, resulting in one group functioning independently from the rest, leading in extreme cases to disorders such as multiple personality.

28
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what is a psychoactive substance?

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a substance that alters mood or thoughts

29
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what is tolerance?

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the resistance your body builds up to a substance

30
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what are withdrawls?

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psychological and biochemical process that occurs when a person stops using a chemical substance

31
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what are dualists

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people who believe everything consists of thought and matter

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what are monists

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people who believe everything is the same substance

33
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what is the mere exposure effect

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the preference to stimuli you’ve seen before

34
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what is the conscious level

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awareness of yourself and environment

35
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what is the non-conscious level

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body processes

36
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what is the preconscious level

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memories

37
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what is the subconscious level

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information that must exist due to behavior

38
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what is the unconscious level

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where memories are repressed to according to freud

39
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what are theta waves

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levels 1 and 2

40
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what are delta waves

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levels 3 and 4

41
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when do sleep walking and night terrors occur

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stage 4

42
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what are agonists

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drug that mimic neurotransmitter

43
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what are antagonists

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drug that block neurotransmitter

44
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Who is the person associated with the idea of the “hidden observer” during dissociative hypnosis?

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Hilgard

45
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The continued use of _____________ may permanently reduce the body’s ability to produce dopamine.

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cocaine

46
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Spindles and K complexes are associated with which stage of sleep?

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stage 2

47
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Impaired learning and memory are most closely associated with

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weed

48
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Cocaine’s high typically lasts approximately

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30 min

49
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The neurotransmitter that cocaine makes the body release more of is

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dopamine

50
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Heroin and other opiates are so addictive partly because they mimic

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endorphins

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