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| our awareness of ourselves and our environment |
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| level of consciousness available for easy recall |
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| level of consciousness that deals with routine and biological functions |
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| level of consciousness that deals with information that is hidden from us |
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| level of consciousness that we are aware of |
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| routine/ subconscious; novel/ conscious |
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| ______ information can be processed using parallel processing, while __________ processing takes place using sequential processing |
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| Who spends more time daydreaming- younger or older adults? |
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| What percentage of women and men say that they have sexual fantasies? |
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| retina; hypothalamus; melatonin; pineal |
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| Light striking the ________ causes a neural center in the __________ to alter the production of biologically active substances, such as ___________ production by the _________ gland |
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| the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for example, of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24-hour cycle |
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| rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep, because the muscles are relaxed (except for minor twitches) but other body systems are active. |
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| the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state |
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| periodic, natural loss of consciousness- as distinct from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation. |
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| false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus. |
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| the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep. |
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| non-rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep |
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| recurring problems in falling or staying asleep |
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| a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times |
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| a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings. |
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| a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified |
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| a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind; notable for their richly hallucinatory imagery, discontinuities, and incongruities, and for the dreamer's delusional acceptance of the content and later difficulties remembering it. |
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| according to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream |
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| according to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream |
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| the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM deprivation |
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