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| electroencephalograph (EEG) |
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| monitors electrical activity of brain over timne by use of electrodes attatched to the scalp. |
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| 13 to 24 cps. normal waking thought, alert problem solving |
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| 8-12 cps. deep relaxation, meditation, blank mind. |
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| less than four cps. deep sleep. |
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| periodic fluctuations in physiological functioning. |
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| 24 hr biologival cycles found in humans and some other species. |
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| muscular activity and tension |
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| stages 3 and 4. delta waves become promenint. |
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| ascending reticular activation system |
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| incoming nerve fibers running though the reticular formation that influence physiological arousal. |
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| Night terrors occur in.... |
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| plot of a dream at a surface level |
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| hidden content or disguised meaning of dream. |
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| activation synthesis model |
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| theory that dreams occur because neurons fire periodically in lower brain centers and sends singals to the cortex which tries to make sense out of these signals. |
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| Dissociation theory (Hilgard) |
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| splitting off of mental processes into two separate streams of awareness. (highway hypnosis is similar) |
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| During meditation, these waves become more prominent. |
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| opiates, capable of relieving pain. euphoria. less anxiety. decresased mental function, poor coordination. |
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| barbituates & nonbarbs. sleep. reduced inhibitions, relaxation. emotional swings. lethargy, poor coordination |
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| treatment of hyperactivity. elation, alertness, energy, insomnia, paranioa, restlessness |
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| Anphetamines increase levels of |
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| dopamine and norepinephrine |
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| drawn forth. classical conditioning |
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| inital stage of learning something |
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| occurence of stimuli together in time and space. |
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| an extinguished response will come back if the subject is placed in the setting where it originated |
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| conditioned stimulus functions as if it were an unconditioned stimulus. (can be used to elicit new conditioned response) |
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| if a response in the presence of a stimulus leads to satisfying effects, the association between the stimulus and the response is strengthened |
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| increases an organisms tendency to make a response |
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| small inclosure. animal can make a specific response that is recorded while the consequences of the response can be systematically controlled. |
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| reinforcement contingencies |
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| circumstances or rules that determine whether responses lead to the presentation of reinforcers. |
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| reinforcement of closer and closer approximations of a desired response. |
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| response is strengthened because it is followed by the presentation of a rewarding stimulus |
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| response is strengthened because its followed by the removal of an unplesant(sversive) stimulus. |
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| organism acquires a response that decreses or ends some aversive stimulation |
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| organism acquires a response that prevents some aversive stimulus from occuring |
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| event following a response weakens the tendency to make that response |
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| added undesirable stimulus that decresses response probability |
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| taken away stimulus that decreases response probability |
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| somatic motor system plays a role in __ conditioning |
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