PSYC 2000 Midterm: Test 2 Study Guide Questions & Answers (highest grade in class)
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What are the 3 somesthetic senses: skin senses have to do with touch, pressure, temperature, pain, kinesthetic senses have to do with the location of body parts in relation to each other, vestibular senses have to do with movement and body position in relation to space. i. e. standing straight up, upside down, laying down. Dreaming occurs: know the different sleep stages and a brief description of each. Know the brain waves associated with each stage. Also know the progression of the stages over the night. Non-rem stage 1 theta waves; light sleep (people deny they slept); Non-rem stage 2 theta waves (spindles); if awakened people know they were asleep. Body temperature drops, slow heart rate, shallow breathing. Non-rem stage 3 theta and delta waves. Non-rem stage 4 delta waves; deepest sleep. Body growth occurs; disorientation occurs if awakened from this stage. Body temp. rises to almost waking temp.
