states of conciousness

Question 1

what is the definition of consciousness?

Answer 1

aware of surroundings and connecting with sense of self

Question 2

what is waking consciousness?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

what is altered consciouness?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

what did structuralists think about consciousness?

Answer 4

used introspection to find boundaries of conscious thought

Question 5

what is a circadian rhythm?

Answer 5

a human’s sleep wake cycle

Question 6

what is entrainment?

Answer 6

changing the circadian rhythm

Question 7

how are brain waves measured?

Answer 7

amplitude and frequency

Question 8

what are beta waves?

Answer 8

brain waves while awake

Question 9

what are alpha waves?

Answer 9

relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed state

Question 10

what is stage 1 of sleep?

Answer 10

feeling sleepy, the dozing off stage

Question 11

what is a hallucination?

Answer 11

a sensory experience without the physical presence

Question 12

what is a sleep spindle?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

what waves do you experience during stage 3?

Answer 13

theta and delta waves

Question 14

what is REM sleep?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

what is a nightmare?

Answer 15

longer, more detailed dreams that occur during rem

Question 16

what is NREM?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

what is activation synthesis?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

what is REM rebound

Answer 18

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

Question 19

what is Freudian dream theory

Answer 19

dreams are full of symbols from the subconscious

Question 20

what is cognitive dream theory

Answer 20

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

Question 21

what is biological dream theory

Answer 21

dreams don’t mean anything

Question 22

what is information processing

Answer 22

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

Question 23

what is physiological function

Answer 23

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

Question 24

what is cognitive development

Answer 24

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

Question 25

what is hypnotic induction?

Answer 25

putting someone in a hypnotic state

Question 26

what is post-hypnotic sugestion?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

what is dissociation?

Answer 27

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.

Question 28

what is a psychoactive substance?

Answer 28

a substance that alters mood or thoughts

Question 29

what is tolerance?

Answer 29

the resistance your body builds up to a substance

Question 30

what are withdrawls?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

what are dualists

Answer 31

people who believe everything consists of thought and matter

Question 32

what are monists

Answer 32

people who believe everything is the same substance

Question 33

what is the mere exposure effect

Answer 33

the preference to stimuli you've seen before

Question 34

what is the conscious level

Answer 34

awareness of yourself and environment

Question 35

what is the non-conscious level

Answer 35

body processes

Question 36

what is the preconscious level

Answer 36

memories

Question 37

what is the subconscious level

Answer 37

information that must exist due to behavior

Question 38

what is the unconscious level

Answer 38

where memories are repressed to according to freud

Question 39

what are theta waves

Answer 39

levels 1 and 2

Question 40

what are delta waves

Answer 40

levels 3 and 4

Question 41

when do sleep walking and night terrors occur

Answer 41

stage 4

Question 42

what are agonists

Answer 42

drug that mimic neurotransmitter

Question 43

what are antagonists

Answer 43

drug that block neurotransmitter

Question 44

Who is the person associated with the idea of the "hidden observer" during dissociative hypnosis?

Answer 44

Hilgard

Question 45

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

Answer 45

cocaine

Question 46

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

Answer 46

stage 2

Question 47

Impaired learning and memory are most closely associated with

Answer 47

weed

Question 48

Cocaine's high typically lasts approximately

Answer 48

30 min

Question 49

The neurotransmitter that cocaine makes the body release more of is

Answer 49

dopamine

Question 50

Heroin and other opiates are so addictive partly because they mimic

Answer 50

endorphins