Psychology Chapter3
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| What is consciousness? | show 🗑
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| show | Allows us to assemble information from many sources as we reflect on our past, adapt to the present, and plan for the future § Focuses our attention when we need to learn a complex behavior (i.e. driving a car)
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| show | The study of brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)
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| What do conscious experiences offer us? | show 🗑
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| show | Conscious awareness focused on a particular stimulus § Example: Cocktail party effect, your ability to focus on one voice/conversation among a sea of many
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| show | Failing to see visible objects when attention is directed elsewhere
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| show | Unconscious; processing many aspects of a stimulus or problem at once. It enables our minds to take care of routine business.
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| What is sequential processing? | show 🗑
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| What is mindfulness? | show 🗑
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| What is Circadian rhythm ? | show 🗑
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| What are sleep stages? | show 🗑
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| show | Genetic influences § Cultural influences
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| show | No. The brain is very active while it rests, doing things like consolidating memories
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| show | Yes. Sleeping just one hour less a night can prevent you from learning or functioning normally
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| show | Rest is not the same as sleep. Sleep restores the body and brain in ways that rest cannot
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| Do older people need less sleep? | show 🗑
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| Does the body ever adjust to night work? | show 🗑
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| What are some sleep functions? | show 🗑
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| What are major sleep disorders? | show 🗑
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| What can you do to get a good night's sleep? | show 🗑
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| show | Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods
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| What is drug tolerance? | show 🗑
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| What is withdrawal? | show 🗑
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| What is substance abuse disorder? | show 🗑
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| What are depressants? | show 🗑
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| show | Drugs such as caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, and Ecstasy that excite neural activity and speed up body functions
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| What are hallocinogens? | show 🗑
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| What is alcohol abuse disorder? | show 🗑
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| What are barbiturates? | show 🗑
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| show | Tranquilizers; depress nervous system activity § Nembutal, Seconal, Amytal (induce sleep or reduce anxiety) § Can be lethal when combined with alcohol
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| What do stimulants do? | show 🗑
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| show | Cocaine § Methamphetamine § Ecstasy (MMDA)
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