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Chapter 8
Consciousness
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/18/2014

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consciousness
Definition
the person's subjective experience of the world and mind
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What did Rene Descartes propose?
Definition
body and mind are separate, pineal gland is center of consciousness
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states of consciousness
Definition
intentionally, unity, selectivity, transcience
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transcience
Definition
tendency to change
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minimal consciousness
Definition
low level kind of sensory aweareness + responsiveness (poke in sleep, turn over)
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dynamic unconsciousness
(by who?)
Definition
Freud
an active system encompassing a lifetime of hidden memories, deepest instinct + desires, + an inner struggle to control these forces
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cognitive unconscious
Definition
mental processes that give rise to a person's thoughts, choices, emotions, and behavior even though they are not experienced by the person
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subliminal perception
Definition
a thought or behavior that is influenced by stimuli that a person cannot consciously report perceiving
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5 stages of sleep
Definition
1. beta waves (awake)
2. alpha waves (relaxation)
3. theta waves (extreme relaxation, STAGE 1)
4. delta waves (slow sleep wave, STAGE 3+4)
5. REM (dreaming, STAGE 5)
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sleep apnea
Definition
a person stops breathing for brief periods while asleep
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somnabulism
Definition
sleep walking
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narcolepsy
Definition
randomly falls asleep when awake
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activation-synthesis model
Definition
theory that dreams are produced when the brain attempts to make sense of activations that occur randomly during sleep
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amygdala controls..
Definition
fear and emotion
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occipital lobe controls...
Definition
visual imagery
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prefrontal cortex controls...
Definition
less active
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motor cortex controls...
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spinal neurons inhibit motion
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lucid dreaming
Definition
awareness of dreaming in a dream
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expectancy theory
Definition
the idea that alcohol effects can be produced by people's expectations of how alcohol will influence them in particular situations (being drunk at parties means dancing on tables)
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alcohol myopia
Definition
results when alcohol hampers attention, leading people to respond in simple ways to complex situations
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narcotics/opiates
Definition
highly addictive drugs derived from opium that relieve pain
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hypnosis
Definition
an altered state of consciousness characterized by suggestibility and the feeling that one's actions are occurring involuntarily
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hypnotic analgesia
Definition
the reduction of pain through hypnosis in people who are susceptible to hypnosis
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meditation
Definition
practice of intentional contemplation
- produces alpha waves
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