Week 5 L1 consciousness

Question 1

Consciousness

Answer 1

we typically consider someone conscious is they are awake and aware

Question 2

Levels of awareness

Answer 2

High awareness, drifting consciousness, divided consciousness, dimmed consciousness and altered states

Question 3

Attention and consciousness

Answer 3

attention is the process of focusing conscious awareness

Question 4

Cocktail party effect

Answer 4

Suggests that we implicitly process more info than reaches consciousness

Question 5

Mindwandering

Answer 5

most likely to occur when we are engaged in repetitive tasks with low demands

Question 6

Inattentional blindess

Answer 6

Failure of awareness because you are focusing your attention elsewhere

Question 7

Change blindness

Answer 7

occurs when a stimulus undergoes change without the observer noticing

Question 8

Function of unconsciousness

Answer 8

fast, efficient processing

Question 9

functions of Consciousness

Answer 9

Breaking away from automaticity, monitoring inner and outer experience, to prevent/ solve problems

Question 10

How to measure wakefulness

Answer 10

if eyes are open

Question 11

how to measure awareness

Answer 11

mindful attention or awareness scale

Question 12

Circadian rhythms

Answer 12

cyclical biological clocks that evolved around the daily cycles of light and dark

Question 13

Stages of sleep

Answer 13

beta/alpha waves, theta waves, delta waves, mostly delta waves and rem sleep

Question 14

Beta/alpha waves

Answer 14

awake

Question 15

Theta waves

Answer 15

stage 1 and 2 of sleep- sleep spindles

Question 16

Delta waves

Answer 16

stage 3 of sleep- slow wave sleep

Question 17

Mostly delta waves

Answer 17

stage 4 of sleep- slow wave sleep

Question 18

Rem sleep

Answer 18

Where most dreaming occurs

Question 19

why we sleep

Answer 19

protective, energy conservative, restorative and memory consolidation

Question 20

why we dream

Answer 20

wish fulfilment, problem solving, activation synthesis hypothesis, memory colsolidation

Question 21

Hypnosis

Answer 21

in a state of deep relaxation and suggestibility

Question 22

Psychoactive drugs

Answer 22

operate on the nervous system to alter mental activity

Question 23

terminology of psychoactive drugs

Answer 23

physical dependence, psychological dependence and drug tolerance

Question 24

physical dependence

Answer 24

use is necessary to prevent withdrawal symptoms

Question 25

psychological dependence

Answer 25

strong urge to continue using drug despite side effects

Question 26

drug tolerance

Answer 26

increasingly larger drug doses are needed to produce the same effects

Question 27

depressants

Answer 27

slow down nervous system, e.g barbiturates, benzodiazepines and opioids

Question 28

stimulants

Answer 28

increase alertness, energy and automatic reactivity, e.g amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine and nicotine