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Can be selective
Consciousness is continuous
and ever-changing
Klinger (1978)
Attentional Processes
Selective Attention
Divided attention
Conscious
Preconscious - is part of the conscious mind
and includes our memory. These memories
are not conscious, but we can retrieve them
to conscious awareness at any time.
Unconscious- is a reservoir of feelings,
thoughts, urges, and memories that outside of
our conscious awareness.
Levels of Consciousness
High Level of
Awareness
Low Level of
Awareness
Altered states of
Consciousness
Rebound effect
IV: 2 (order:expression/suppression X
suppression/expression)
DV: # of rings of bell (to indicate thinking of white
bear) and mentions of white bear
Stereotypes, dieting
Sleep IQ Test
1. During sleep your brain rests.
2. You can not learn to function normally with
one or two fewer hours of sleep a night than
you need.
3. Boredom makes you feel sleepy, even if you
have had enough sleep.
4. Resting in bed with your eyes closed cannot
satisfy your bodys need for sleep.
5. Snoring is not harmful, as long as it doesnt
disturb others or wake you up.
6. Everyone dreams at night.
Sleep IQ Test
7. The older you get, the fewer hours of sleep you
need.
8. Most people dont know when they are sleepy.
9. Raising the volume of your radio will help you
stay awake while driving.
10. Sleep disorders are mainly due to worry or
psychological problems.
11. The human body never adjusts to night shift
work.
12. Most sleep disorders go away, even without
treatment.
Sleep IQ Answers
1. During sleep your brain rests.
False: While your body rests, your brain doesnt.
Sleep IQ Answers
4. Resting in bed with your eyes closed cannot satisfy
your bodys need for sleep.
True: Sleep is as necessary to health as food and water,
and rest is no substitute for sleep.
Sleep IQ Answers
7. The older you get, the fewer hours of sleep you
need.
False: Although we tend to sleep less, our need for sleep
doesnt decrease as we age.
Sleep IQ Answers
10. Sleep disorders are mainly due to worry or
psychological problems.
False: Sleep apnea is caused by relaxed muscles and
narcolepsy appears to be genetic.
Stage 2
Sleep spindles
Lasts about 20 minutes
Stages 3 & 4
Delta wave
Deep sleep
Last about 30 minutes
REM
Why do we sleep?
Restorative theories
Sleep rejuvenates us
Circadian theories
Dream content
Concerns of your
everyday life
External stimuli
Yourself
Lucid dreaming
Why do we dream?
Manifest content
Latent content
So whos right?
Sleep Disorders
Insomnia
Solutions
Sleep Disorders
Hypersomnia
Parasomnias
Sleep apnea
Nightmares
Night terrors
Sleepwalking
Hypnosis
Induction
Suggestion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5coUgy03ug0
Hypnotic Susceptibility
Effects of hypnosis
Perceptual effects
Cognitive effects
Altering smells
Pain relief
Hypermnesia vs. psuedomemories
Behavioral effects
Posthypnotic suggestion
Psychoactive drugs
Depressants
Stimulants
Hallucinogens
Opiates