1
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What are the two dimensions of mind perception?
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- Capacity for experience: ability to feel pain, pleasure, hunger etc.
- Capacity for agency: ability for self-control, planning, memory, etc.
2
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What are the four basic properties of consciousness?
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- Intentionality: being directed toward an object
- Unity: integrating sensory information to form a whole
- Transience: tendency to change
- Selectivity: Capacity to include some objects but not others
3
Q
Why can’t we always control our conscious thoughts?
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Ironic processes of mental control: trying to reduce errors can lead to more errors.
4
Q
Compare Freud’s conception of the unconscious with the modern view.
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- Freudian unconscious: Dynamic unconscious - inappropriate thoughts
- Modern unconscious: All mental processes that give rise to thoughts, choices, emotions and behaviours even though they are not experienced.
5
Q
What is the dual-process perspective?
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- We have two different brain systems for processing information
- One dedicated to fast, automatic and unconscious processing
- The other for slow, effortful and conscious processing.
6
Q
Describe the stages of sleep.
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- Stage 1: Theta waves (drowsiness)
- Stage 2: sleep spindles, K complexes
- Stage 3: Delta waves (sleep/dreaming)
- Stage 4: Delta waves (sleep/dreaming)
- REM Sleep: fast, random, rapid eye movement.
7
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What are the types of sleep disorders?
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- Insomnia: difficulty in falling or staying asleep
- Sleep apnea: breathing stops for brief periods while asleep
- Sleep paralysis: experience of waking up unable to move
- Night terrors: sudden awakenings with panic and intense emotional arousal
- Somnambulism: sleep walking with eyes open
8
Q
What are the two leading theories of why we dream?
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- Freud’s view: dreams hold meaning
- Activation-synthesis model: dreams begin randomly, and then meaning can be added.
9
Q
What are the different categories of psychoactive drugs and their effects on the body:
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- Depressants: reduce CNS activity
- Stimulants: excite the CNS
- Narcotics: relieve pain
- Hallucinogens: alter sensation and perception
