About Consciousness
Application of Consciousness
About Sleep
Sleep Disorders
Memory
100
This acts as a stage for the “main event” of the brain at a given moment in time.
What is consciousness.
100
Sam is in a condition wherein he is awake but not exactly aware. This is because he might be __________.
What is drunk.
100
Physiological cycles that occur about every 24 hours.
What is circadian rhythm.
100
Nathan is a budding lawyer experiencing troubled sleep. Let alone the occasional disturbed sleep, he takes not less than two hours to fall asleep. Even though he has been getting sleep at times since the last three weeks, he complains of not feeling rested after a night’s sleep. Nathan’s symptoms suggest that he suffers from: _____.
What is insomnia.
100
_____ is long enough to remember a phone number before one dials it.
What is short term memory.
200
These are the TWO aspects of consciousness.
What is wakefulness and awareness.
200
Susanne is in an unresponsive condition though she can open her eyes. This suggests that she is in a _____ state.
What is vegetative.
200
This hormone is released during the evening to facilitate sleep.
What is melatonin.
200
Tamara complains that her husband can actually sleep anywhere and anytime. He can sleep for more than 10 hours a day, notwithstanding the fact that he even dozes off during meals and in the middle of conversations. If Tamara visits the doctor, what will the doctor most likely diagnose the problem as?
What is hypersomnia.
200
Memory consolidation takes place in the _______.
What is hippocampus.
300
The monitoring of information from the environment and from one’s own thoughts.
What is awareness.
300
Jimmy is taking his 7th grade exam wherein he is asked to give one word for a set of given explanations. Though he knows the words for the answer and is confident of recollecting them, he is unable to recall it at that particular time.
What is "tip of the tongue phenomenon."
300
This is characterized by active dreaming
What is REM.
300
A sleep disorder that involves excessive, uncontrollable daytime sleepiness.
What is narcolepsy.
300
This is a condition when people forget due to injury or disease to the brain.
What is amnesia.
400
Potentially accessible material currently unavailable to awareness.
What is preconscious.
400
Graham displays a heightened sense of awareness of events in his environment. For instance, when he picks a book to read, he pores over every bit of information given about the author, edition, preface, and even the colors and images on the cover page. This is indicative of the fact that Graham is a(n) _____ person.
What is mindful.
400
Because infants spend so much more time in REM sleep than do adults, psychologists believe that a primary function of REM is to __________.
What is facilitate brain development.
400
This usually happens during non-rem sleep.
What is sleepwalking.
400
From the list that Jill made for a shopping trip to the grocery store, she could recall only the items in the beginning and in the end of a list. This is called:
What is the serial position effect.
500
This psychologist coined the term "preconscious."
Who is Freud.
500
Walter is attending a lecture where his professor requests all the students to give their undivided attention to an important concept he intends to explain. The professor is actually interested in the students’_____ attention.
What is selective.
500
This refers to a concept that enables one to know and make up for one’s sleep deficit.
What is sleep debt.
500
This drug is used to treat narcolepsy.
What is an amphetamine.
500
_____ are mental frameworks that develop from our experiences with particular objects or events.
What are schemas.
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