PSY 150A1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Circadian Rhythm, Pineal Gland, Night Terror

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Psychology Main
• Course: PSY 150A1
• Professor: Adam Lazarewicz

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What does libet"s research about the timing of consciousness suggest. Describe the roles of sunlight, the about the definition of consciousness? hypothalamus, the pineal gland, and melatonin in governing the circadian rhythm. Be able to describe each stage of sleep, and the cycle that these stages go through during a night of sleep. Be sure to include what is happening to the sleeper during a given stage, and what the eeg brainwaves look like during that stage. Awakened during rem: recall dreams 78% of the time. Freud"s explanation: allow us to express and fulfill unconscious desires: modern explanations of dreams: activation-synthesis theory. Eg: sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Manifest content: obvious, memorable content of a dream. Dream = product of random bursts of neural activity: especially in rem, activate auditory & visual areas brain tries to make sense of (synthesize) random info.