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46 Cards in this Set
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Locked in syndrome |
all or nearly all of a persons voluntary muscles are paralyzed |
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consciousness |
one's subjective experience of the world, resulting from brain activity |
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attention |
involves being able to focus selectively on some things and avoid focusing on others |
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automatic processing |
tasks that are so well learned that we do them without much attention |
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controlled processing |
tasks that require us to focus. |
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Shadowing |
in this procedure, the participant receives a different auditory message in each ear. the participant is required to repeat only one of the messages. |
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filter theory |
screening incoming material , like a gate that opens for important material and closes for irrelevant material |
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Change blindness |
a failure to notice large changes in one's environment |
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subliminal perception |
the processing of information by sensory systems without conscious awareness |
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Global Workspace Model |
consciousness arises as a function of which brain circuits are active |
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-Prefrontal Cortex: aware of plans -Frontal Motor Cortex: movement -Occipital Lobe: vision -Temporal Lobe: hearing -Parietal Lobe: space perception |
Areas of awareness |
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persistent vegetative state |
brain activity does not occur in this state, condition must last longer than a month |
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minimally conscious state |
state where those with brain injuries are able to make some deliberate movement |
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Brain death |
irreversible loss of brain function, no activity is found in any region of the brain. |
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the left hemisphere |
this hemisphere is known as the interpeter, and attempts to explain behavior produced by the right hemisphere |
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circadian rythms |
biological patterns that occur at regular intervals as a function of time of day |
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suprachiasmic nucleus |
information about light detected by the eyes is sent to this region of the hypothalamus, sends info to the pineal gland |
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pineal gland |
secretes melatonin |
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REM sleep |
the stage of sleep marked by rapid eye movements |
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Stage 1. Theta waves, light sleep Stage 2. Breathing becomes more regular, you are now really asleep. Theta waves are continued, but the apparition of sleep spindles and K-complexes. Stage 3/4. Deep sleep, marked by large Delta waves and is referred to as slow wave sleep. Hard to wake up from, but can still process important info Stage 5. REM sleep. Sometimes called paradoxical sleep as it is a sleeping body with an alert mind. Same beta waves as alert wakefulness. |
Stages of sleep |
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Insomnia |
a disorder characterized by an inability to sleep |
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obstructive sleep apnea |
a disorder which a person, while asleep, stops breathing because their throat closes; the condition results in frequent awakenings throughout the night. |
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narcolepsy |
a sleep disorder in which people experience excessive sleepiness during normal waking hours, sometimes going limp and collapsing |
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restorative theory |
sleep allows the body, including the brain, to rest and repair itself. |
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Dreams |
products of an altered state of consciousness in which images and fantasies are confused with reality |
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activation-synthesis theory |
a theory of dreaming; this theory proposes that the brain activity that occurs during sleep by synthesizing the activity with stored memories. Dreaming is a result of random neural firing |
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Hypnosis |
a social interaction during which a person, responding to suggestions, experiences changes in memory, perception and voluntary action |
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sociocognitive theory of hypnosis |
theory that hypnotized people behave as they expect hypnotized people to behave |
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neodissociation theory of hypnosis |
theory that acknowledges the importance of social context to hypnosis, but views the hypnotic state as an altered state |
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Stroop test |
a test that involved naming the color in which a color's name is printed. |
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hypnotic analgesia |
a hypnotic form of pain reduction |
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Meditation |
a mental procedure that focuses attention on an external object or a sense of awareness |
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concentrative meditation |
meditation that focuses on one thing, such as your breathing pattern, a specific phrase etc. |
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mindfulness meditation |
meditation that allows the thoughts to flow freely, paying attention to them but trying not to react to them. |
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flow |
a particular kind of experience that is so engrossing and so enjoyable that it is worth doing for its own sake; a totally absorbing activity |
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addiction |
drug use that remains compulsive despite its negative consequences |
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psychoactive drugs |
mind altering substances that people typically take for recreational purposes. they work by affecting neruotransmitters |
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stimulants |
drugs that increase behavioral and mental activity |
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1. Amphetamines, methamphetamine, cocaine, nicotine, caffeine 2. Dopamine, norepinephrine, acytecholine |
Stimulants |
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1. Alcohol, anti-depressant drugs 2. GABA |
Depressants |
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1. Heroine, morphine, codeine 2. Endorphins |
Opiates |
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1. Peyote, psilocybin, LSD 2. Serotonin |
Hallucinogens |
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1. Marijuana, MDMA 2. Cannabinoid (weed), serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine |
Mixed |
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tolerance |
a person needs to consume more of a drug to feel the same effect |
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withdrawl |
a physiological and psychological state characterized by feelings of anxiety, tension and craving |
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insula |
brain region that appears to play a role in craving |