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| Who came up with "stream of consiousness" and a task no longer requires our undivided attention allowing us to multi-task? |
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| What is the flow of thoughts in the conscious mind, the ful range of thoughts that one can be aware of can form content of this stream, not just verbal thoughts? |
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| What is the awareness of ourselves and our environment? |
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| What is the confirmation that the brain's auditory cortex responds to sound stimuli even during sleep? |
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| What are some sleeping and dream myths? |
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- Older adults sleep more than young adults
- Sleepwalkers act out their dreams
- Some people dream ever night while others do not
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| What is the biological clock of regular bodily rhythm that occurs on a 24 hours cycle? |
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| When is thinking sharpest and memory most accurate? |
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| During the daily peak in circadian arousal |
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| When does the pineal gland release melatonin into the bloodstream? |
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| At night when the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) quiets down |
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| How much time of your entire night of sleep is in the first stage of sleep? |
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| What is a burst of rapid, rhythmic brainwave activity? |
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| What types of waves occur during sleep stage number 3? |
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| What do the large delta waves in stage four cause? |
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| What is a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur? |
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| Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep |
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| What causes the increase in the hormone cortisol? |
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| Who discovered REM sleep? |
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| What are the relatively slow brain waves of relaxed state? |
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| What is a periodic loss of consciousness? |
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| Who teamed up with Aserinsky to find out if similar cycles occur between adults and children? |
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| Who observed the moment when the brain's perceptual window to the outside world closes shut? |
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| What are false sensory experiences such as seeing something in absense of external visual stimulus? |
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| Who found out that sleep patterns may be genetically influenced? |
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| Wilse Webb and Scott Campbell |
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| Why have Americans and Canadians going to sleep later than they have in the past? |
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| What increases the stress hormone cortisol, the hormone that stimulates the body to make fat? |
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| What is the restorative theory? |
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| Sleep helps us recuperate |
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| What is the theory that sleep protects us from harm? |
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| In the restorative theory what type of sleep restores the mind? |
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| REM sleep. NREM sleep restores the body |
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| What is the sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks? |
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| What is the sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakeness? |
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| What are some reasons why we dream? |
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| to fufill our wishes and to file away our dreams. |
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