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Vocab 551-600 Flashcards

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Physical, mental, and behavioral changes that fallow a daily cycle

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Circadian Clock

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What kind of brain waves are produced when people are very focused and concentrating?

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Gamma Waves

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What kind of brain waves are produced when people are awake?

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Beta Waves

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What kind of brain waves are produced when people are drowsy?

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Alpha Waves

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Sleep stages one and two are characterized by what kind of brain waves?

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Theta Waves

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Sleep stages three and four are characterized by what kind of brain waves?

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Delta Waves

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Stage one sleep is characterized by sudden jerks called what?

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Hypnic Twitches

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Stage two of sleep is characterized by what kind of EEG waveforms?

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Sleep Spindles
K Complexes

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9
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Deep sleep occurs during which sleep stages?

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Stages 3 and 4

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10
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Parasomnias occur during which sleep stage?

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Stage 4

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11
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What does REM stand for?

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Rapid Eye Movement

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12
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REM sleep is also called what?

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Active Sleep
Paradoxical Sleep

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13
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This sleep disorder affects older men; they act out their dreams while asleep

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REM Sleep Disorder

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14
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This sleep disorder is characterized by suddenly falling asleep

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Narcolepsy

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15
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This sleep disorder is characterized by difficulty breathing while asleep

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Sleep Apnea

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16
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This sleep disorder is characterized by the inability to fall asleep

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Insomnia

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17
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A low amount of GABA is associated with what common sleep disorder?

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Insomnia

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18
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Too much glutamate may increase the amount of acetylcholine in the brain and that could cause what common sleep disorder?

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Insomnia

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19
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An excess amount of histamine can lead to what sleep disorder?

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Insomnia

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20
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Night terrors occur during what stages of sleep?

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Stages 3 and 4

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21
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The circadian rhythm is set by what part of the hypothalamus?

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The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

22
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A network of neural pathways in the brainstem connecting the spinal cord, cerebellum and cerebrum, and mediating the overall level of consciousness

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Reticular Activating System

23
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Dream Theory which suggests that dreams are attempts by the unconscious to resolve some repressed conflict that may be repressed because of guilt and taboos imposed by society

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Freud’s Wish Fulfillment Theory

24
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A cognitive theory of dreaming that states the function of dreams is to help people solve their ongoing problems

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Problem Solving Theory

25
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A neurobiological explanation of dreaming that suggests dreams are the result of the cerebral cortex’s attempt to make sense of neural activity occurring in the brain

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Activation Synthesis Theory

26
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Theory which states that dreams work to transfer what we experienced throughout the day into our memory

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Information Processing

27
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Theory of hypnosis which states that a hypnotized person is not actually in an altered state of consciousness by is playing the role

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Role Theory

28
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Theory of hypnosis which states that hypnosis causes a person to actively or voluntarily split their consciousness

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Dissociation Theory

29
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What kind of psychoactive drugs decrease the activity of the CNS?

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Depressants

30
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What ind of psychoactive drugs increase the activity of the CNS?

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Stimulants

31
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Alcohol and barbiturates are examples of what kind of psychoactive drug?

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Depressants

32
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Nicotine, cocaine, and caffeine are examples of what kind of psychoactive drug?

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Stimulants

33
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Opium, heroin, and morphine are examples of what kind of psychoactive drug?

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Opiates

34
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Raw information from the senses

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Sensation

35
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Raw sensation given meaning in the cerebral cortex

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Perception

36
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What is the conversion of a stimulus into a neural impulse called?

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Transduction

37
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The point at which a person becomes aware of a stimulus is called what?

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Threshold

38
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Minimum amount of a stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time

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Absolute Threshold Theory

39
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Detecting a stimulus in the presence of a competing stimuli

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Signal Detection Theory

40
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Smallest noticeable increase/decrease in the intensity of a stimulus

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Difference Threshold

41
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What theory states the bigger or stronger the stimulus, the bigger or stronger the change has to be in order for detection to occur?

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Weber’s Law

42
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The ability to detect a stimulus

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Sensitivity

43
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Decreasing responsiveness to an unchanging stimulus

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Adaptation or Habituation

44
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This is the outer most part of our eyes; it bends and focuses light waves into narrow beams

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Cornea

45
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Opening of the eye that allows light into the eye

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Pupil

46
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Muscle that opens/closes the pupil; gives your eye color

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Iris

47
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The part of your eye bends and focuses light waves into narrow beams inside your eye

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Lens

48
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This part of your eye contains photoreceptors; performs transduction

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Retina

49
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Please name the two kinds of photoreceptor cells found in the eye

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Rods
Cones

50
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What term refers to the difference between the 2 images we sense

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Retinal Disparity

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