[PSYC 1010] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (53 pages long!)
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Consciousness = awareness of ourselves & our environment. Cognitive neuroscience = study of the brain activity linked with cognition (perception, thinking, memory & language) Dual processing = information is often simultaneously processed conscious & unconscious. Blindsight = condition which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it. Parallel processing = processing many aspects of a problem simultaneously. Selective attention = focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus. Inattentional blindness = failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere. Change blindness = failing to notice changes in the environment. Circadian rhythm = biological clock, regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24hr cycle. Rem sleep = rapid eye movement, sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Alpha waves = relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state. Delta waves = large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep. Narcolepsy = sleep disorder, has uncontrollable sleep attacks.
