Drugs
Kelsey studies all night for an AP psychology test the next day. Before she goes to school what would her parents offer her as a "pick me up" for the day?
Caffeine (coffee, energy drink, etc)
A person experiences a vivid dream while in REM sleep, including strong emotions and a story-like experience.
A Dream
A person frequently wakes up gasping for air during the night and feels exhausted even after sleeping for many hours.
sleep apnea
A researcher uses brain imaging to study how activity in different brain areas relates to problem-solving, memory, and perception while a student completes a task. What type of Psychology would this be (lenses are allowed)?
cognitive neuroscience or cognitive lenses
What item/test would a doctor/researcher use to measure the stage of sleep and brain activity of a patient while monitoring the different sleep stages?
EEG pattern
After using a drug repeatedly, a person no longer feels the same “high” from their usual dose and starts increasing how much they take.
tolerance
A student travels to another country and their sleep schedule stays stuck on their home time for several days.
Jet Lag
A student suddenly falls asleep in the middle of class without warning, even though they got enough sleep the night before.
Narcolepsy
A student carefully follows steps one by one while solving a complex math problem.
sequential processing
After travelling to Italy to participate in the Olympics, Oliver finds himself dysregulated and off his game. What is he experiencing issues with?
Circadian Rhythm
A student takes a substance that causes vivid sensory distortions, making colors seem brighter and objects appear to move.
hallucinogens
A person is deeply asleep, showing very slow brain waves and very little awareness of their environment.
delta waves
A business man stops using a substance and begins feeling anxious, shaky, and unable to focus in school.
Major Withdrawal
After studying all day, a student sleeps and later remembers information more clearly because sleep strengthened their memory.
consolidation theory
Two people both sleep 8 hours, but one is constantly interrupted and rarely reaches slow-wave sleep, resulting in impaired memory consolidation. What specific sleep stage are they deprived of + what wave?
N3 (delta-wave) Sleep
Daily Double! (2x points for correct answer; -400 if wrong)
A patient takes a medication that increases neurotransmitter levels in the synapse by preventing reabsorption into the sending neuron.
Reuptake inhibitor
After pulling several all-nighters to study for exams, Jordan finally gets a full night of sleep and experiences unusually long and intense periods of dreaming. What is this phenomenon called?
REM rebound.
A child gets out of bed and walks around the house while still asleep but has no memory of it in the morning.
somnambulism (cant just say sleepwalking)
A student can focus on their phone while also listening to music without actively thinking about either task.
parallel processing
Light enters the eyes in the morning and helps reset the body’s internal clock so the person feels awake. What specifically is involved in this?
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
Why can stimulants like cocaine lead to a “crash” after their effects wear off?
Creates an unnaturally high level (spike) of brain activity (dopamine) so everything else afterward will never meet that same elevated spike with the usage of stimulants.
When falling asleep in class, Kelsey feels like she's falling for a split second before snapping back awake. What is she experiencing in this moment?
hypnagogic sensation
A student struggles for hours to fall asleep almost every night and often feels tired during the day because of poor sleep quality.
insomnia
A person wakes up from a dream where random images and sounds were combined into a strange story their brain tried to make sense of.
activation-synthesis theory
What decade long 'research' project ran by the CIA focused on counterintelligence through methods such as sleep deprivation and LSD usage?
MK-Ultra