Pyc Exam #2

Barbiturates {Ans: drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment}conscious awareness {Ans: helps us make sense of our life, including our sensations, emotions, and choices}LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) {Ans: a powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid}Robert Becklen and Daniel Cervone {Ans: demonstrated inattentional blindness by having people watch a video most didn't see the lady crying because they were so focused on watching the passes}Hypnosis {Ans: a social interaction in which one person (the hypnotist) suggests to another (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur}during rem sleep your brains {Ans: motor cortex is active, but your brainstems block its messages}insomnia {Ans: recurring problems in falling or staying asleep}Ecstasy (MDMA) {Ans: a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short-term health risks and longer-term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition.}suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) {Ans: a pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian rhythm. In response to light, the SCN causes the pineal gland to adjust melatonin production, thus modifying our feelings of sleepiness}night terrors {Ans: a