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| 8453446914 | Extrasensory Perception (ESP) | Awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses | 0 | |
| 8453446915 | Telepathy | Communication by extrasensory means | 1 | |
| 8453449424 | Clairvoyance | The ability to gain information through ESP, psychic | 2 | |
| 8453452517 | Precognition | The ability to see the future | 3 | |
| 8453456025 | Parapsychology | Field of study concerned with the investigation of paranormal and psychic phenomena | 4 | |
| 8453460715 | Psychokinesis | Ability to influence the physical world without actual interaction | 5 | |
| 8453472148 | Levels of Consciousness | A measurement of a person's arousability and responsiveness to stimuli from the environment | 6 | |
| 8453474986 | Consciousness | State of being aware of one's surroundings | 7 | |
| 8453477869 | Cognitive Neuroscience | Field of study focusing on the neural substrates of mental processes | 8 | |
| 8453528317 | Dual Processing | Theory that thought is processed in two ways simultaneously: a conscious way and an unconscious one | 9 | |
| 8453528318 | Selective Attention | Focusing on a particular object in the environment for a certain period of time | 10 | |
| 8453541675 | Inattentional Blindness | When one is oblivious to something in their surroundings due to their lack of attention to it | 11 | |
| 8453548167 | Change Blindness | When one does not notice a change in their environment | 12 | |
| 8453552474 | Choice Blindness | When one does not notice that the subject of a choice they made was altered | 13 | |
| 8453567724 | Hypnosis | An artificially induced state of mind in which the subject loses control and can be influenced easily | 14 | |
| 8454977583 | Circadian Rhythm | Biological process that takes around 1 day to complete |  | 15 |
| 8454977584 | Dream | Thoughts and images that occur during unconscious periods | 16 | |
| 8454977585 | Manifest Content | Literal meaning or storyline of a dream | 17 | |
| 8454977586 | Latent Content | Hidden psychological meaning behind a dream | 18 | |
| 8454977587 | Beta Waves | Brain waves occurring during alert states |  | 19 |
| 8454977588 | Alpha Waves | Brain waves occurring during relaxed, but still awake, states | | 20 |
| 8454977589 | Theta Waves | Brian waves that occur during sleep and daydreaming |  | 21 |
| 8454977590 | Delta Waves | Brain waves that occur in very deep, restorative sleep | | 22 |
| 8454977591 | Stage 1 Sleep | Stage of light sleep, it's easy to wake up. Muscle activity slows; Theta waves | 23 | |
| 8454977592 | Stage 2 Sleep | Stage of sleep where eye movement stops, the body prepares for deep sleep; Sleep spindles and k complexes | 24 | |
| 8454977593 | Stage 3 Sleep | Stage of sleep where delta waves begin. This stage may include sleepwalking and talking. | 25 | |
| 8454977594 | Stage 4 Sleep | Stage of sleep with almost exclusively delta waves, a very deep sleep | 26 | |
| 8454977595 | REM Sleep | Stage of sleep where the brain mimics waking activities due to intense dreams, lots of eye movement occur in this stage; Sawtooth waves, beta waves | 27 | |
| 8454977596 | Insomnia | Medical condition that makes it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep. | 28 | |
| 8454977597 | Hypersomnia | Disorder that causes excessive sleepiness |  | 29 |
| 8454977598 | Narcolepsy | Disorder that causes extreme drowsiness, people can fall asleep randomly throughout the day | 30 | |
| 8454977599 | Sleep Apnea | Disorder in which breathing starts and stops during sleep | 31 | |
| 8454977600 | Night Terrors | Similar to an extreme nightmare, sometimes causes screaming | 32 | |
| 8454977601 | Nightmare Disorder | Disorder that causes chronic bad dreams | 33 | |
| 8454977602 | Periodic Limb Movement Syndrome | Causes random leg movement during sleep | 34 | |
| 8454977603 | Restless Legs Syndrome | Condition that causes irresistible urges to move legs | 35 | |
| 8454977604 | REM Behavior Disorder | Disorder that causes movements in REM sleep mimicking those in one's dreams | 36 | |
| 8454977605 | Sleep-Wake Schedule Disorder | Disorder that causes the body's circadian sleep rhythm to dysfunction | 37 | |
| 8454977606 | Sleepwalking Disoder | Disorder that makes one move and walk around in their sleep | 38 | |
| 8454977607 | Sleeptalking | When one talks while sleeping, usually during a deep sleep | 39 | |
| 8454977608 | Bedwetting (Enuresis) | Involuntary urination | 40 | |
| 8454977609 | Sleep Deprivation | Condition of not getting enough sleep, can be caused by certain medications, stress, and other things that affect one's mental state | 41 | |
| 8454977610 | Functions of Sleep | Used for mental processing, rest, and "recharging" the body | 42 | |
| 8454977611 | Wish Fulfillment Theory | Freud's theory as to why people dream | 43 | |
| 8455054891 | Conscious Level | The information about yourself and your environment you are currently aware of (e.g. the words in this quizlet) | 44 | |
| 8455054892 | Nonconscious Level | Body processes controlled by our minds that we are not usually (or ever) aware of (e.g. your heartbeat) | 45 | |
| 8455058500 | Preconscious Level | Information about yourself or your environment that you are not currently thinking about but you could be (e.g. the distant memory of your favorite toy has a child that you have the ability to bring to your conscious level) | 46 | |
| 8455058501 | Subconscious Level | Information that we are not consciously aware of but we know must exist due to behavior | 47 | |
| 8455061519 | Unconscious Level | Repressed events and feelings psychoanalytics believe to be unacceptable for the conscious level but are instead contained in an unconscious level. Difficult to impossible to prove. | 48 | |
| 8455063999 | Sleep Cycles |  | 49 | |
| 8455064081 | Sleep Disorders | Conditions that negatively affect one's sleep | 50 | |
| 8455067858 | Activation-Synthesis Dream Theory | Theory that dreams are random brain stem activity "interpreted" by the cortex | 51 | |
| 8455074250 | Posthypnotic Amnesia | The phenomena of forgetting the event's that occur during hyponisis afterwards | 52 | |
| 8455070968 | Information-Processing Dream Theory | Theory that dreams are a form of "mental housekeeping" proposed by Crick and Mitchison | 53 | |
| 8455078193 | Posthypnotic Suggestion | A suggestion that someone should behave a certain way after they have been brought out of hyponisis | 54 | |
| 8455081289 | State Theory of Hypnosis | Theory that hypnosis causes a partial altered state of consciousness in which we become more or less aware of our environment | 55 | |
| 8455078194 | Role Theory of Hypnosis | Theory that some people are more susceptible to hypnosis. The level of hypnotic suggestibility was believed to indicate certain characteristics of someone. | 56 | |
| 8455086480 | Psychoactive Drugs | A drug that primarily alters brain function | 57 | |
| 8455086479 | Dissociation Theory of Hypnosis | Theory that hypnosis causes us to divide our consciousness voluntarily, with one part remaining aware and the other under the influence of the hypnotist; proposed by Ernest Hilgard | 58 | |
| 8455089967 | Direct Agonist | A chemical that enhances the action of a neurotransmitter; mimics the neurotransmitter by binding to and activating the receiver | 59 | |
| 8455107898 | Indirect Agonist | A chemical that enhances the action of a neurotransmitter; releases or enhances the action of the neurotransmitter by affecting other parts of neurotransmission | 60 | |
| 8455111407 | Direct Antagonist | A chemical that opposes the action of a neurotransmitter; Binds to the receptor without activating it to block the action of the neurotransmitter | 61 | |
| 8455114164 | Indirect Antagonist | A chemical that opposes the action of a neurotransmitter; Decreases the availability of a neurotransmitter by acting somewhere other than the receptor | 62 | |
| 8455114165 | Tolerance | A built up immunity to the immediate effects of a drug as a result of having the drug extensively | 63 | |
| 8455116993 | Withdrawal | The period of time where effects of a drug have just worn off, the body experiences cravings, usually with negative effects | 64 | |
| 8455116994 | Stimulant | A type of drug that raises alertness and heart rate | 65 | |
| 8455120457 | Depressant | A type of drug that slows down physical and mental processes | 66 | |
| 8455120458 | Hallucinogen | Type of drug that causes the user to experience surreal images and delusions | 67 | |
| 8455155072 | Opiate | Type of drug used for pleasure and relief, usually easily addictive | 68 | |
| 8455160314 | Addiction | When a drug is used enough that the user constantly craves more of it | 69 | |
| 8455164292 | Physical Dependence | When a drug addiction becomes severe, and the user relies on it to stay physically stable | 70 | |
| 8455180330 | Psychological Dependence | When a drug user has mental cravings, but the addiction has no physical effects | 71 | |
| 8468923202 | Heroin | Drug, usually taken by injection, that floods dopamine in the brain. Highly addictive; Agonist | 72 | |
| 8468923203 | Ecstasy | Drug that sedates the user with serotonin; Indirect agonist | 73 | |
| 8468928046 | Marijuana | Natural grown depressant used for calming and medical care; Direct agonist | 74 | |
| 8468931142 | Methamphetamine | Highly addictive stimulant that stimulates the central nervous system. Has many negative physical effects; Indirect agonist | 75 | |
| 8468934077 | Alcohol | Fermented liquid, a depressant that in large doses causes intoxication; Direct antagonist | 76 | |
| 8468934078 | Cocaine | Addictive drug taken in a powder form, usually through the nose. Stimulant; Indirect agonist | 77 | |
| 8468938296 | LSD | Synthetic hallucinogenic drug, usually taken in "tabs"; Direct agonist | 78 | |
| 8468944213 | Dissociative Drugs | Drugs that cause the user to feel a disconnection | 79 | |
| 8468947106 | Inhalants | Drugs that are taken through the nose or mouth into the lungs | 80 | |
| 8468947200 | Anabolic Steroids | Synthetic steroids that affect hormones | 81 | |
| 8469280458 | Cartwright's Dream Theory | Theory that dreams "reset" our emotions, especially negative ones, and stabilize our moods | 82 | |
| 8469336393 | Barrett's Dream Theory | Theory that we dream to work through the day's problems and to test hypotheses safely | 83 |
