an undesirable behavior or experience during sleep --> sleep walking/talking, terrors

persistent problems in either falling or staying asleep

sudden attacks of overwhelming sleepiness, usually lasting less than 5 mins

intermittently stop breathing during sleep

target mostly children, who may sit up or walk around, experience doubled heart rate and breathing rates, appear terrified while asleep --> NREM 3

sleepwalking; NREM 3 --> usually harmless *runs in families*

REM sleep behavior disorder

a sleep disorder in which normal REM paralysis does not occur --> twitching, talking, or even kicking/punching may occur

Information-Processing theory of dreams

dreams may help sift, sort, and store the day's experiences in our memory

Activation-Synthesis theory of dreams

dreams are the brain's attempt to synthesize random neural activity

the tendency for REM sleep to increase --> following REM sleep deprivation

keep your routine consistent, budget 30 mins for winding down, dim your lights, unplug from electronics, test methods of relaxation, don't toss and turn

the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment

the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events

starting with the sensory input, the brain attempts to understand/make sense

guided by experience and higher-level processes, we see what we expect to see

conversion of one form of energy, such as light waves, into another form, like neural impulses that our brain can interpret

the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli --> their intensity, and our psychological experience of them

the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time

the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time

the principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage (rather than a constant amount)

signal detection theory

a theory predicting how and when we detect the presence of a faint stimulus amid background stimulation

not detectable 50% of the time --> below your absolute threshold

diminished sensitivity to stimuli as a consequence of constant stimulation *ACCLIMATE*

signal detection theory conditions

1. the strength of the signal 2. our psychological state

3 steps involved in sensation

1. receive 2. transform 3. deliver

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PSYCH 1.5c-1.6a

Term	Definition
Parasomnia	an undesirable behavior or experience during sleep --> sleep walking/talking, terrors
Insomnia	persistent problems in either falling or staying asleep
Narcolepsy	sudden attacks of overwhelming sleepiness, usually lasting less than 5 mins
Sleep apnea	intermittently stop breathing during sleep
Night terrors	target mostly children, who may sit up or walk around, experience doubled heart rate and breathing rates, appear terrified while asleep --> NREM 3
Somnabulism	sleepwalking; NREM 3 --> usually harmless runs in families
REM sleep behavior disorder	a sleep disorder in which normal REM paralysis does not occur --> twitching, talking, or even kicking/punching may occur
Information-Processing theory of dreams	dreams may help sift, sort, and store the day's experiences in our memory
Activation-Synthesis theory of dreams	dreams are the brain's attempt to synthesize random neural activity
REM rebound	the tendency for REM sleep to increase --> following REM sleep deprivation
sleep hygiene	keep your routine consistent, budget 30 mins for winding down, dim your lights, unplug from electronics, test methods of relaxation, don't toss and turn
sensation	the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment
perception	the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events
bottom-up processing	starting with the sensory input, the brain attempts to understand/make sense
top-down processing	guided by experience and higher-level processes, we see what we expect to see
transduction	conversion of one form of energy, such as light waves, into another form, like neural impulses that our brain can interpret
psychophysics	the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli --> their intensity, and our psychological experience of them
absolute threshold	the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time
difference threshold	the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time
weber's law	the principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage (rather than a constant amount)
signal detection theory	a theory predicting how and when we detect the presence of a faint stimulus amid background stimulation
subliminal stimuli	not detectable 50% of the time --> below your absolute threshold
sensory adaptation	diminished sensitivity to stimuli as a consequence of constant stimulation ACCLIMATE
signal detection theory conditions	1. the strength of the signal 2. our psychological state
3 steps involved in sensation	1. receive 2. transform 3. deliver

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