Consciousness
Awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and sensations.
What is consciousness?
This is also known as the sleep-wake cycle.
What is the Circadian rhythm?
Focusing on multiple sources at once is referred to as this kind of attention.
What is divided attention?
Name three examples of altered states of consciousness
Driving
Daydreaming
Meditation
Playing a video game
Scrolling on Tik Tok
Drinking coffee
The time when your biological clock is telling you to go to sleep.
What is subjective night?
This happens when we focus our attention on one thing and ignore everything else.
What is selective attention?
These drugs alter our perception of reality by creating visions and sensations that are not actually there.
What are hallucinogens?
Name for the biological clock in the body, located in the hypothalamus.
What is the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)?
What is cognitive load?
Coffee contains caffeine, which is a _______ .
What is a stimulant?
The theory that the purpose of sleep is to keep humans out of harm’s way.
What is the Circadian Theory of Sleep?
This is the kind of attention we were using when watching the video in class with the moonwalking bear.
What is selective attention?
4 Lokos were banned for the adverse effects caused by combining these two kinds of drugs.
The two types of sleep that we experience during our sleep cycle.
What is Rapid Eye Movement (REM) and Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM)?