MODULE (-11 VOCAB - GET THAT BREAD BITCHES

consciousness

Awareness of ourselves and our environment

pseudoscientific claim

an assertion that attempts to appear scientific but is not really based on science

biological rhythms

periodic physiological fluctuations

circadian rhythms

Biological rhythms that occur approximately every 24 hours

ultradian rhythms

biological rhythms that occur more than once each day

infradian rhythms

biological rhythms that occur once a month or once a season

William Dement

sleep researcher who coined the term rapid eye movement (REM)

melatonin

Hormone that helps regulate daily biological rhythms

EEG

machine that amplifies and records waves of electrical activity as they sweep across the brains surface =.

REM SLEEP

A recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur.

insomnia

recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

sleep apnea

a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

narcolepsy

A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times.

somnambulism

Sleepwalking, which usually starts in the deeper stages of N-REM sleep. The sleepwalker can walk and talk and is able to see but rarely has any memory of the event.

night terrors

Sleep-related problem characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, they occur during NREM 3 sleep, occur within two or three hours of falling asleep, and are seldom remembered.

dual processing

the principle that information is often processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks at the same time

hypnosis

social interaction in which a hypnotist makes suggestions about perceptions, feelings, thoughts or behaviors and those suggestions are followed.

social influence theory

Theory that powerful social influences can produce a state of hypnosis

divided consciousness

theory that during hypnosis our consciousness splits so that one aspect of consciousness is not aware of the role other parts are playing

Ernest Hilgard

pioneering hypnosis researcher and advocate of the divided consciousness theory of hypnosis

posthypnotic suggestion

hypnotic suggestion that the subject will carry out after the hypnosis session has ended

placebo

an inactive substance or condition that is sometimes given to those in a control for confounding variables