CH 5

Psychology 1001 with Katie Briggs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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By: Maria French
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Featured Studies Reader for Weiten's Psychology: Themes and Variations, 7th
Created: 2011-10-25
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Stage 1 sleep cycle

theta waves, 4-7 waves per second

Stage 2 sleep cycle

sudden bursts of electrical activity, 12-14 cycles a second

Stages 3 and 4 sleep cycle

delta waves, 1-2 cycles a second

features of REM sleep

most active stage of brain during sleep, increased heart rate and blood pressure, rapid and irregular breathing, muscles of middle ears become active

lucid dreaming

experience of becoming aware that one is dreaming

insomnia

ifficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, three forms

three forms of insomnia

trouble falling asleep, waking too early, trouble returning to sleep

narcolepsy

rapid and unexpected onset of sleep, complete loss of muscle

sleep apnea

blockage of airway during sleep, causes people to wake up multiple times during night and have daytime fatigue

what can sleep apnea cause

night sweats, weight gain, fatigue, hearing loss, and irregular heartbeat

night terrors

sudden waking episodes characterized by screaming, perspiring, and confusion followed by returning to deep sleep

sleepwalking is also called

comnambulist

sleeping walking

walking while fully asleep

stimulant effects

increase acitivity in central nervous system (heart rate, respiration, blood pressure)

types of stimulants

nicotine, cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamine

narcotic

drugs that relieve pain and induce sleep

psychedelic drug effects

dramatic alterations of perception, mood and thought

split-brain effect

corpus callosum served to treat seizure disorder, body is split between two minds, short term effect

Broca's area

language area in the prefrontal cortex that elps to control speech production

Wernicke's area

part of temporal lobe involved in udnerstanding speech

corpus callosum

large band of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres

an object seen in the left-visual field is processed in which area of the brain?

the right hemisphere

evidence that conscious thought seems to be a product of brain areas responsible for overt speech

see image on left side and goes to right side, but language is on left side so they can't communicate what they saw, unaware of the sight

evidence that people can make complex choices without being consciously aware of their choices or why they made them

change in brain takes places several seconds before we consciously decide what to do, brain predicts action for us

evidence that actions made without conscious awareness may later be given a conscious explanation by the actor?

when the man in the video drew an orange instead of a bird and gave the explanation that he "can't draw birds"

according to michael gazzangia in the video, evidence that our sense of conscious unity is an illusion

split brain tries to compensate for errors that one side of the brain commits by creating a reasoning for certain actions

About this deck

By: Maria French
Textbook:

Featured Studies Reader for Weiten's Psychology: Themes and Variations, 7th
Created: 2011-10-25
Size: 26 flashcards
Views: 21

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“I have used this website for three exams, and I see a huge difference in my test results.”
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