Consciousness
State of awareness of ourselves and the world around us
Consciousness
sleep spindles are found in what stage of sleep
Stage 2
Most abused opioid/most abused stimulant
Heroin/caffeine
Accidentally discovered classical conditioning
Pavlov
Nightmares occur in this stage of sleep/sleep terrors occur in this stage
REM/Stage 4
Drugs
Sleep
Hypnosis
Meditation
Altered States of Consciousness
Dreams represent an attempt by the cerebral cortex to make sense of random discharges of electrical activity
Activation Synthesis Hypothesis
Decreases activity in the central nervous system
Depressants
Who was responsible for the Law of Effect
Thorndike
In operant conditioning, reinforcement always______ the response, punishment always ______ the response
Strengthens/Weakens
Simultaneously performs two different tasks, each demanding some level of attention
Divided Consciousness
Which is not a function of sleep:
Restorative Function
Encoding Function
Protective function
Encoding
After repeatedly using a drug, the body needs a steady supply of the drug
Physiological Dependence
Who was responsible for Operant Conditioning
Skinner
A relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience
Learning
Pattern of fluctuations in bodily processes that occur regularly each day
Circadian Rhythm
Ability to decide in advance what you will dream about and control the dream
Lucid Dreaming
This technique can be used to treat depression and help with surgical pain
Hypnosis
Learning through observation and imitation was demonstrated in the Bobo doll research conducted by
Bandura
Even though 9/11 occurred many years ago, you have a vivid picture in your memory of your mom crying. This is an example of
Flashbulb Memories
Part of the brain that regulates the sleep-wake cycle
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Daytime sleep attacks
Narcolepsy
Theory that describes hypnosis as a phenomenon in which one's consciousness divides or splits
Neodissociation Theory
Who was a leading expert on eyewitness testimony?
Loftus
Tolman's research on latent learning demonstrated that the rats developed a mental representation of the maze known as _____
Cognitive Map