PSYC 4000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Blood Sugar, Sleep Spindle, Sleepwalking
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Note: the exam will cover material from chapters 4 & 5 in feldman and lecture material. ***remember to stock up on candy (for study purposes) j. Streams of consciousness (william james): constant flow of thought. Controlled processes: when you 1st learn something, you go through a step-by- step process. Automatic processes: doing learned things w/o really thinking about it. Changes in body temp, blood pressure, blood sugar level. Disrupted through shift work, jet lag, new patterns. 8 hrs to remain symptom free adaptation growth: release hgh: memory: long term memory in rem sleep; losing sleep, losing memory. Features of the different stages (i. e. , 1 to 5) of sleep. Transition period; lasts 5-10 mins; see things, but not dreaming; easily awaken, eyes move slowly under lids; brain waves rapid and low voltage. Slower, more regular brain wave patterns; sleep spindles: increases in brain wave frequency; eye movements stop; heart rate slows; body temp drops.
