Psychology Chapter 5 : Consciousness

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19 questions

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The type of consciousness we experience when we are conscious of external sensations is known as

sensory awareness. 

direct inner awareness. 

self-consciousness. 

 pre-conscious level. 

unconscious level. 

nonconscious level. 

altered states of consciousness. 

circadian rhythms. 

meditation.

sleepiness and wakefulness. 

blood pressure. 

 both a and b

the length of time each takes. 

brain wave patterns. 

the time of night each occurs.

helps people recover from stress.

builds up a person's resistance to infection. 

 both a and b

never occurs. 

is the most vivid. 

is usually vague and fleeting. 

taking sleeping pills

drinking coffee or another kind of stimulant. 

using daydreams to relax.

random firing of neurons

dreamer's unconscious wishes or urges. 

effects of sleep disorders. 

an inability to fall into a deep sleep. 

immaturity of the nervous system. 

stimulants such as coffee or sugar. 

high blood pressure.

cancer. 

eating disorders.

it has not been effective in helping people reduce anxiety.

it is involuntary.

people's brain wave patterns do not change under hypnosis. 

revert to childish behaviors.

are faking it to please other observers. 

believe what they are doing is real. .

nicotine. 

amphetamines. 

intoxication

amphetamines. 

narcotics. 

stimulants. 

cure addiction to morphine

slow the activity of the nervous system. 

help people stay awake.

raises blood pressure

decreases the supply of oxygen to the heart. 

both a and b

hallucinogen. 

narcotic. 

stimulant. 

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
selective attention		the awareness of things that are both inside and outside ourselves
altered state of consciousness		level at which many basic biological functions occur, such as breathing
construct		focus on a particular stimulus
nonconscious		a concept, model, or schematic idea
consciousness		state in which a person’s sense of self or sense of the world changes

The type of consciousness we experience when we are conscious of external sensations is known as

sensory awareness. 

direct inner awareness. 

self-consciousness. 

Many of our basic biological functions, such as breathing, exist at the

 pre-conscious level. 

unconscious level. 

nonconscious level. 

Sleep and meditation are examples of

altered states of consciousness. 

circadian rhythms. 

meditation.

During a 24-hour day, people experience a sequence of changes in

sleepiness and wakefulness. 

blood pressure. 

 both a and b

Sleep researchers define our sleep stages in terms of

the length of time each takes. 

brain wave patterns. 

the time of night each occurs.

Sleep is considered a necessary vital function because it

helps people recover from stress.

builds up a person's resistance to infection. 

 both a and b

During REM sleep, dreaming

never occurs. 

is the most vivid. 

is usually vague and fleeting. 

Psychologists suggest that people try to combat insomnia by

taking sleeping pills

drinking coffee or another kind of stimulant. 

using daydreams to relax.

According to the biopsychological approach, dreaming occurs because of the

random firing of neurons

dreamer's unconscious wishes or urges. 

effects of sleep disorders. 

Sleepwalking in children is probably caused by

an inability to fall into a deep sleep. 

immaturity of the nervous system. 

stimulants such as coffee or sugar. 

Biofeedback has been used successfully to treat

high blood pressure.

cancer. 

eating disorders.

Some psychologists dispute that hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness because

it has not been effective in helping people reduce anxiety.

it is involuntary.

people's brain wave patterns do not change under hypnosis. 

"Role theory" suggests that people who are hypnotized

revert to childish behaviors.

are faking it to please other observers. 

believe what they are doing is real. .

Slurred speech, blurred vision, and impaired judgment are the results of

nicotine. 

amphetamines. 

intoxication

Morphine and heroin are addictive depressants known as

amphetamines. 

narcotics. 

stimulants. 

Amphetamines have been used to

cure addiction to morphine

slow the activity of the nervous system. 

help people stay awake.

In addition to deadening pain, cocaine

raises blood pressure

decreases the supply of oxygen to the heart. 

both a and b

Marijuana is an example of a

hallucinogen. 

narcotic. 

stimulant. 

Drag  term to the definition 

selective attention

 the awareness of things that are both inside and outside ourselves 

altered state of consciousness

level at which many basic biological functions occur, such as breathing 

construct

 focus on a particular stimulus 

nonconscious

 a concept, model, or schematic idea 

consciousness

state in which a person’s sense of self or sense of the world changes