PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ernest Hilgard, Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Brenda Baird

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Symbolic expressions of mental process (nonverbal awareness) Controlled: when rst driving you hold both hands on the wheel and are very attentive automatic: after years of driving, you can drive with one hand, just happens. Controlled: dialling a friend"s number for the rst time, you have to pay attention to what ur dialling automatic: after some time, you can dial the number with barely any attention. Despite not being aware of the words that they saw , those exposed to negative words were sadder. This indicates that moods can be in uenced without awareness. Subcortical (not very complex) vs. cortical memory structures. Visual agnosia; not having the ability to recognize what you"re looking at. can see, but cannot put it together. Circadian cycles are those that last about a day . Circadian rhythms are governed by an area of the hypothalamus called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (scn) Controls body temperature, metabolism, blood pressure, hormone levels, and hunger.