AP Psychology: States of Consciousness Flashcards

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