Consciouness
What is the correct term for this definition: Our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment
Consciousness
Regular bodily rhythms that occur in a 24-hour cycle
Circadian Rhythm
Periodic, natural loss of conciousness.
Sleep
What is the correct term for this definition: the minimum stimulus energy we can detect 50% of the time.
Absolute Threshold
Dr. Reed is running an unethical experiment on patients in a medically induced coma. They did not consent to the experiment before they entered the coma. Dr. Reed should have done this type of experiment instead.
Case Study
Unconscious processing of multiple aspects of a stimulus simultaneously; allows you to take care of routine business.
Parralel Processing
What is the correct term for this definition: The body's composition for a lack of sufficient REM sleep.
Which sleep stage do we spend about 40 to 50 percent in each night?
NREM-2
What helps our eyes see color?
Cones
Psychology's biggest debate on whether human traits are inherited or developed through experience.
Nature vs. Nuture
Name two altered states of consciousness
manic episodes
drugs
head trauma
sleep/hypnosis/daydreaming
What sleep disorder causes trouble falling asleep and staying asleep?
Insomnia
What causes you to act out your dreams while you are asleep?
REM Sleep Disorder
What does the vestibular sense enable?
Balance
Cells in the nervous system that support and protect neurons.
Glial cells
Faster
Conscious
Unconscious
In which sleep stage do you experience somnambulism?
NREM-3
What are our sleep stages divided by?
Distinct brain waves
What is the principle called in which 2 stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage for us to detect a difference?
Weber's Law
Which neurotransmitter reduces activity in nerve cells, and reduces mental and physical stress which results in relaxation?
GABA
This helps control our circadian rhythm and adjust melatonin production through light signals sent from the retina.
Suprachiasmatic nucleus
Why do humans need sleep? (6 reasons)
1: protection
2: restoration
3: consolidation
4: creative thinking
5: supporting growth
6: conserving energy
What device is used to measure brain waves?
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Constant exposure to a stimuli will cause _________.
Sensory adaption
What is the junction between the axon tip of sending neuron and the dendrite of the receiving neuron called?
Synapse