Consciousness I
When our awareness focuses, like a flashlight beam, on a minute aspect of all we experience it is known as this.
What is selective attention? (p.81)
Those working in this interdisciplinary field study the brain activity associated with the mental processes of perception, thinking, memory and language.
What is cognitive neuroscience? (p.81)
This is the stage of sleep during which vivid dreams commonly occur.
What is Rapid Eye Movement sleep, or REM sleep. (p.88)
Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods are known as ________.
What are psychoactive drugs? (p.104)
Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions are known as this.
What are depressants? (p.107)
Most psychologists define _______________ as our awareness of ourselves and our environment.
What is consciousness? (p.80)
What is unconscious and conscious. (p.86)
This is the term for false sensory experiences that occur without a sensory stimulus.
What are hallucinations? (p.89)
If you experience continued substance craving and use despite significant life disruption and/or physical risk, you are likely to be diagnosed with this.
What is a substance use disorder? (p.104)
These depress neural activity and temporarily lessen pain and anxiety.
What are opiates? (p.107)
Questions about how consciousness arises from the material brain are one of life's deepest mysteries. Such questions are at the heart of __________, the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with our mental processes.
What is cognitive neuroscience? (p.81)
What are the minds "two tracks" when it comes to information processing?
What are consciousness and unconsciousness? (p.86)
What are the 4 sleep stages?
What are REM, NREM-1, NREM-2, and NREM-3. (p.91)
If you experience a compulsive craving of drugs or certain behaviors (like gambling), despite known adverse consequences, you likely to be diagnosed with this.
What is addiction? (p.104)
The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state are known as ___________.
What are alpha waves?
The gorilla video was an example of this-when we fail to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere.
What is inattentional blindness? (p.83)
Name one spontaneously occurring state of consciousness.
What is daydreaming, drowsiness, or dreaming. (p.80)
The cognitive experience of story-like dreams are associated with this sleep stage.
What is REM sleep? (p.91)
Marley recently stopped using heroin. He is now experiencing discomfort and distress associated with discontinuing his use. We would say Marley is experiencing this.
What is withdrawal? (p.104)
Our bodies roughly synchronize with the 24 hour cycle of day and night thanks to an internal biological clock, known as this.
What is circadian rhythm? (p.87)
What is change blindness? (p.83)
Name one psychologically induced state of consciousness.
What are sensory deprivation, hypnosis or meditation. (p.80)
Recurring problems with falling and staying asleep are likely to lead to a diagnosis of this.
What is insomnia? (p.96)
Kai has been smoking marijuana for 3 years. She used to smoke only on weekends, but now she smokes multiple times per day, and finds that she needs more of it to get the same high. We would say Kai is experiencing this.
What is tolerance? (p.104)
Depressants include alcohol, barbiturates, and ______.
What are opiates? (p.117)