Consciousness correct answers a person's subjective awareness, including thoughts, perceptions, experiences of the world, and self-awareness
hard problem of consciousness correct answers the problem in explaining why we have subjective experiences
Circadian Rhythms correct answers biological ...
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Consciousness correct answers a person's subjective awareness, including thoughts, perceptions,
experiences of the world, and self-awareness
hard problem of consciousness correct answers the problem in explaining why we have
subjective experiences
Circadian Rhythms correct answers biological rhythms with a 24 hour periodicity
Entrainment correct answers synchronization between biological rhythms and external cues
Endogenous Rhythms correct answers "free-running" biological rhythms generated by our body
that are independent of zeitgebers
zeitgebers correct answers Environmental cues, such as the light-dark cycle, that entrain
circadian rhythms
Light entrainment correct answers slowly changing levels of background illumination detected
by specialized ganglion cells of the retina
Why do we sleep? correct answers to restore, repair, preserve and protect
restore and repair hypothesis correct answers sleep restores energy levels and allows for repairs
on the body from the day's activities
Preserve and protect hypothesis correct answers sleep preserves energy and protects individual
organism from harm
Why do predators often sleep more than prey species? correct answers prey have to be on
immediate alarm at all times, to avoid being attacked in their sleep, wheras, predator species can
sleep soundly, because they do not have to worry about immediate threats.
When do beta waves occur? correct answers When we are awake and alert of our surroundings.
When do alpha waves occur? correct answers we are still awake but experience drowsiness and a
loss of attention
When do theta waves occur? correct answers During stage 1 of sleep when breathing, heart rate
and blood pressure decreases
When do sleep spindles and K complexes occur? correct answers During stage 2 of sleep when
we become less responsive to external stimuli and there is sporadic brain activity
When do delta waves occur? correct answers During stage 3 and 4 when brain activity slows and
its difficult to wake
,What happens in REM sleep? correct answers quickening brain waves, deep relaxation and
inhibited body movement and rapid eye movements - when we dream
What is important to know about REM sleep? correct answers We go through many cycles of
REM and NREM sleep throughout one night and these phases allow for our body to lock in
learning and learn complex tasks
Neural Replay correct answers fast forward playback in which pattern of neural activity that
occurred while awake is repeated during sleep - happens during stage 3 and 4
Sleep displacement correct answers when an individual is prevented from sleeping at the normal
time - jet lag, daylight savings time
What are the costs of sleep deprivation? correct answers cognitive and emotional deficits,
increased risk of accident and medical errors
Sleep deprivation correct answers any significant loss of sleep, resulting in problems in
concentration and irritability
Sleep hygiene correct answers practices that train the brain and body to sleep more readily
Who argued dreams are unconscious expressions wish fulfillment? correct answers Sigmund
Freud
Manifest content correct answers the images and storylines we dream about
Latent content correct answers the actual symbolic meaning of a dream built on a suppressed
sexual and aggressive urges
Activation synthesis hypothesis correct answers suggest that dreams arise from brain activity
originating from bursts of excitatory messages arising from the brainstem
Problem solving theory correct answers thoughts and concerns are continuous from waking to
sleeping, and that dreams may function to facilitate finding solutions to problems encountered
while awake
What hormones are you used for waking up? correct answers norephinephrine and cortisol
What hormones are associated with sleep? correct answers melatonin
Maintenance insomnia correct answers difficulty returning to sleep
Terminal insomnia correct answers waking up too early
, primary insomnia correct answers insomnia caused by internal source, such as worrying
secondary insomnia correct answers insomnia caused from other disorders, such as pain
nightmare correct answers vivid and disturbing dreams that occur during REM sleep
Night terrors correct answers intense bouts of panic and arousal that awaken the individual
because of a heightened emotional state in a NREM sleep
restless leg syndrome correct answers persistent discomfort in the legs and the urge to
continuously shift them into different positions
rem behaviour disorder correct answers act out dreams due to failure to inhibit motor signals
Somnambulism correct answers a disorder that involved wandering and performing other
activities while asleep
Sleep apnea correct answers temporary inability to breathe during sleep as airway becomes
obstructed
What are things that cause sleep apnea? correct answers obesity, damage to medulla
Narcolepsy correct answers extreme daytime sleepiness and sleep attacks - causes a person to
immediately enter REM sleep
hypnosis correct answers procedure of inducing heightened state of suggestibility
What are some hypnotic suggestions? correct answers actions that have to be performed, actions
that do not have to be performed and prompts that alter perceptions that cause people to
remember or forget
dissociation theory of hypnosis correct answers unique state in which consciousness is divided -
driving on autopilot
Social cognitive theory correct answers emphasizes the degree to which beliefs and expectations
contribute to increased suggestibility - conforms to our expectations
What are some positives to hypnosis? correct answers medical treatments, acute pain relief
What are some negatives to hypnosis? correct answers possibly lead to false memories, cannot
be used as evidence in courts
mind-wandering correct answers an unintentional redirection of attention from the current task to
an unrelated train of thought
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