Psychology Exam 2
stage 3 and 4 of sleep cycle
Appearance of large, slow delta waves
Consciousness is our current _____ of ourselves and of the world around us. States of consciousness include ______ awareness (full mental absorption), _______ Consciousness (daydreaming), _______ (splitting of consciousness between two or more tasks), sleep and dreaming (states of _______), and _________of consciousness (changes in typical level of awareness while awake).
Awareness, focused, drifting, divided, unconsciousness, altered
The state of awareness in which we are completely alert and engrossed in a task is know as....
Focused awareness
Stage 2 Sleep
appearance of sleep spindles. Clearly asleep, but still easily awoken; about 20 minutes.
ordinary wakefulness
fast, low amplitude beta waves
REM
rapid eye movement, similar to being awake
relaxed wakefulness
rhythmic alpha waves
Stage 1 sleep
small, irregular brain waves
The nineteenth century Psychologist William James likened Consciousness to....
Water flowing continuously down a river