Sleep

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Sleep consists of a change in behaviour and a change in?
consciousness
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Which waves are found in infants, psychopaths and can be evoked via frustration?
Theta
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During which stage of the sleep cycle does the EEG begin to resemble that of a waking state meaning that the brain is active?
REM Sleep
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What waves accompany REM Sleep?
PGO
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Which neurotransmitters are involved within arousal ?
Acetylcholine
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Which area shows a drastic increases in the rate of Acetylcholine firing during REM sleep?
Peribrachial Area
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which system is important with regards to levels of arousal?
The Reticular Activating System
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occurs when presented with important stimuli
Orienting Response
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Who states that sleep increases with daily excerises; deeper levels of sleep connected to release of growth hormone?
Sharpiro et al 1981
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which theory states that REM sleep is specifically designed to aid learning?
Learning Theory
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Which theory states that the benefits of sleep outweigh the disadvantages; and sleep aims to keep people safe from preditation.
Evolutionary theory
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Brain development theory states that sleep aids in brain development via
Dreams
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which experiement by Kleitman and Richardson (1939) showed that participants settled into a 25 hour day
The mammoth cave experiment
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which theory states that sleep is due to a build up of toxins throughout the day
chemical fatigue
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