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Psychology VCE Units 3 And 4 Questions And Answers Latest Update
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Psychology VCE Units 3 And 4 Questions AndAnswers Latest Update
Altered State of Consciousness -ANS>a type of consciousness other than normal
waking consciousness
subjective -ANS>based on personal experience or feeling, not from external
evidence
normal waking consciousness -ANS>The states of consciousness associated with
being awake and aware of our thoughts, memories, feelings and sensations we are
experiencing from the outside world
awareness -ANS>perceptions, thoughts, motives and feelings that are in our
consciousness at any one time
selective attention -ANS>the ability to focus awareness on certain stimuli while
ignoring others
dichotic listening test -ANS>a test in which a subject is asked to repeat different
numbers heard simultaneously in the left and right ear
shadowing -ANS>An experimental method that requires people to repeat the
attended message out loud.
,divided attention -ANS>concentrating on more than one activity at the same time
content limitation -ANS>the process of selecting which information to attend to at
any one time
controlled process -ANS>information processing involving conscious, alert
awareness and mental effort
automatic process -ANS>information processing involving minimal awareness and
mental effort
hallucinations -ANS>sensory perceptions that occur in the absence of sensory
stimulation
inhibitions -ANS>a conscious or unconscious restraint upon behaviour
time orientation -ANS>the way an individual percieves time and and the role time
plays in their lives
circadian rhythm -ANS>a biological ocurrance that operates once a day, eg; the
sleep-wake cycle
,ultradian rhythm -ANS>a biological cyclical occurance that operates more than
once a day. eg; the sleep cycle
brainwaves -ANS>the lines or patterns produced on a graph when electrical
activity of the brain is detected and recorded
frequency -ANS>the number of brainwaves that occur per second
amplitude -ANS>the intensity or strength of brainwaves measured by the height of
a brainwave from peak to trough
beta waves -ANS>brainwaves produced when awake and alert, and during REM
sleep
alpha waves -ANS>brainwaves associated with a very relaxed but wakeful state,
such as meditation
theta waves -ANS>brainwaves that are produced when falling asleed, associated
with light sleep
delta waves -ANS>brainwaves associated with deep sleep, also referred to as
'slow-wave sleep'
, NREM sleep -ANS>consists of four stages of sleep characterised by little to no eye
movements, decreased heart rate, blood pressure and metabolic rate, and a
relaxation of the body's muscles where movement is possible
hypnic jerk -ANS>sudden leg movement or spasm in the body that may occur as a
person drifts off to sleep
sleep spindle -ANS>signifies the true onset of sleep and is characterised by a short
burst of high frequency brainwaves that last approximatley a second
K-complex -ANS>a brainwave pattern that occurs in response to stimuli in the
environment or muscle tension in the body, characterised by a single burst of low
frequency and high amplitude brainwave activity in stage 2 of sleep (light sleep)
slow-wave sleep -ANS>refers to stages 3 and 4 sleep which is the deepest stage of
sleep characterised by slow and low frequency waves of high amplitude
REM sleep -ANS>a fifth stage of sleep characterised by quick, jerking eye
movements, increased heart rate, blood pressure and metabolic rate, and a
complete paralysis of the muscles in the body. REM sleep is also called 'paradoxical
sleep'
stage 1 of sleep -ANS>(NREM) alpha and theta waves, medium and irregular
frequency and a mixture od low and high amplitude waves
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