Unit 3

Question 1

consciousness

Answer 1

our awareness of ourselves and our environment

Question 2

cognitive neuroscience

Answer 2

the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition

Question 3

dual processing

Answer 3

the principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious places

Question 4

blindsight

Answer 4

a condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it

Question 5

parallel processing

Answer 5

the processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously. the brain’s natural mode of processing

Question 6

selective attention

Answer 6

the focus on conscious awareness on a particular stimulus

Question 7

cocktail party effect

Answer 7

the ability to attend to one voice among many

Question 8

inattentional blindness

Answer 8

failing to see visual objects when our attention is directed somewhere else

Question 9

change blindness

Answer 9

failure to notice a visual image

Question 10

choice blindness

Answer 10

failure to notice. change in choice

Question 11

circadian rhythm

Answer 11

our body clock, regular body rhythms that occur during the 24-hour cycle

Question 12

suprachiasmatic nucleus

Answer 12

a cell cluster in the hypothalamus that controls the circadian rhythm

Question 13

REM sleep

Answer 13

rapid eye movement sleep, most dreams occur

Question 14

alpha waves

Answer 14

the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed brain state

Question 15

sleep

Answer 15

periodic natural loss of consciousness

Question 16

hallucinations

Answer 16

false sensory experiances

Question 17

Delta waves

Answer 17

larger slow brain waves associated with deep sleep (N3)

Question 18

hypnosis

Answer 18

a social interaction in which one person suggests to another person what certain perceptions, feelings, or thoughts will occur

Question 19

dissociation

Answer 19

a split in consciousness that allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with eachother

Question 20

posthypnotic suggestion

Answer 20

a suggestion made during a hypnosis session to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotised

Question 21

insomnia

Answer 21

recurring problems of falling asleep or staying awake

Question 22

narcolepsy

Answer 22

a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks

Question 23

sleep apnea

Answer 23

a sleep disorder characterized by not breathing during sleep

Question 24

night terrors

Answer 24

a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and the appearance of being terrified when sleeping

Question 25

dream

Answer 25

a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind

Question 26

manifest content

Answer 26

according to Freud, the remembered storyline of a dream

Question 27

latent content

Answer 27

According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream

Question 28

REM rebound

Answer 28

the tendency of REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

Question 29

psychoactive drug

Answer 29

a chemical substance that altars perceptions and moods

Question 30

substance use disorder

Answer 30

continued substance craving and use despite significant life disruption and physical risks

Question 31

tolerance

Answer 31

the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger doses of the drug to feel the effect

Question 32

withdrawal

Answer 32

the discomfort and distress that follows discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior

Question 33

addiction

Answer 33

compulsive craving for drugs or certian behaviors despite the known adverse concequences

Question 34

depressants

Answer 34

drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions

Question 35

alcohol use disorder

Answer 35

alcohol use marked by tolerance, withdrawal, and drive to continue problematic use

Question 36

barbituates

Answer 36

drugs that depress central nervous system activity, reducing anxiety and impairing memory and judgment

Question 37

opiates

Answer 37

opium and its derivatives that depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety

Question 38

stimulants

Answer 38

drugs that excite neural activity and speed up bodily functions

Question 39

amphetamines

Answer 39

drugs that simulate neural activity, causing speeded-up bodily functions and associated energy and mood changes

Question 40

nicotine

Answer 40

(stimulant) highly addictive psychoactive drug in tobacco

Question 41

cocaine

Answer 41

(stimulant) produces temporary alertness and euphoria

Question 42

methamphetamine

Answer 42

(stimulant) a powerful and addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system and speeds up bodily functions and is associated with energy and mood changes

Question 43

ecstasy

Answer 43

(stimulant/halluciogen) drug that produces euphoria and social intimacy

Question 44

hallucinogens

Answer 44

mind-manifesting drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images

Question 45

near-death experience

Answer 45

an altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death

Question 46

LSD

Answer 46

(hallucinogen) a drug is known as acid

Question 47

THC

Answer 47

(hallucinogen) major active ingredient in marijuana

Question 48

hidden observer

Answer 48

a person who is aware of the surroundings

Question 49

biological rhythm

Answer 49

a series of bodily functions regulated by your internal clock. interchangeable with the circadian rhythm

Question 50

age regression

Answer 50

when you revert to a younger state of mind