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psych test 4-6
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/02/2015

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who was the theorist that described the mind as a stream of consciousness?
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william james
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what are the 2 basic elements to conciousness?
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awareness and arousal
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awareness
Definition
a subjective physiological state of awareness
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arousal
Definition
physiological sate of being in the environment
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which are slower? Automatic or controlled processes
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controlled processes
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what level of consciousness is daydreaming under?
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lower
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hypnosis, fatigue, and drugs fall under what type of consciousness?
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altered
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anesthesia and being knocked out by a blow fall under what type of awareness?
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No awareness
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what two aspects of memory do sleep deprivation fall under?
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storage and maitnence
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what is the statistic for adults who suffer from insomnia in the U.S?
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1 in 5
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insomnia
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inhability to sleep and involves trouble falling and staying asleep
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what did Freud say our dreams represent?
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unconscious thoughts, wishes, and desires
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3 functions that psychoactive drugs serve
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altered state of conciseness, changed moods, and modified reception
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what are the affects of alcohol on the brain?
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effects the GABA (neurotransmitters) effects judgement and impulse behaviors, it may cause compulsive behavior
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learning
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relativly permanite change in behavior and a systematic change. and behavioral theory
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behaviorism
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theory of learning that involves observable learning
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positive/negative reinforcement & punishment
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reinforcement prevents, punishment decreases
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define a fixed ratio schedule
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behavior that is reinforced after a set # of behaviors
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4 processes of observational learning according to Albert Bandura
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1, attention
2, retention
3. motar reproduction
4. reinforcement
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