Consciousness
Most psychologists define consciousness as
subjective awareness of ourselves/enviroment
Our 24-hour biological clock
Circadian Rythm
T or F: Older adults need less sleep than adults.
False
The sleep stage in which we dream
REM
Sensation and perception are thought of as
one continuous process (AKA "processing")
What are three states of consciousness? And an example of each
Our awake brain waves just before falling into N-REM 1
Beta waves (awake wave)
Why is this true: "Sleep allows for growth." (Must use scientific terms in answer)
restoration theory says - releases growth hormones during sleep.
Freud's Theory of why we dream
Wishfulfillment Theory
What is the conversion of one form of energy to another
transduction
During the early 1900's, what role did consciousness play in the definition of Psychology?
A dwindling role; behaviorism became an emerging field.
Another name for the blocking of motor neurons during REM sleep that starts with a "P". (Must also explain what it means)
(REM) Paralysis - because we don't move
Name a biological, psychological, and socio-cultural indicator that effects our sleep patters.
Bio: Genes, etc.
Psycho: anxiety, depression
Socio-Cultural: school, computer
The content of dreams that represents our unconscious drives and motives.
Latent content
What is the minimum simulation needed to detect a stimulus
Absolute threshold
What is selective attention and 3 examples
focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimuli - inattentional /change/choice blindness
The sleep stage where we experience "hypnogogic sensations" such as muscles relaxing, head may fall, pulse decreases
N-REM 1
A sleep disorder that causes a person to wake up throughout the entire night to get air, but the person won't remember waking up.
Sleep Apnea
Develop and preserve neural pathways.
Which type of processing is perception, where the brain creates meaning by organizing and interpreting what your senses detect
Top-down
What psychology perspective focuses on the study of brain activity and associations with memory, learning and perception
Cognitive
Sleep stages get longer as the night wears on.
REM
What is Melatonin, and how is it related to sleep?
sleep hormone- happens when darkness falls and helps us feel sleepy
The "Information-Processing Theory" of why we dream refers most significantly to what?
Building memories and analyzes information from the day
Perceptual set is described as what? Name 3 things that influence it