Psych-Chapter 4 & 5

stages of sleep-the state of transition between wakefulness and sleep, characterized by relatively rapid, low-ampltude brain waves

stages of sleep-a sleep characterized by a slower, more regular wave pattern, along with memory interpretations of "sleep spindles"

stages of sleep-a sleep characterized by slow brain waves, with greater peaks and valleys in the wave pattern than in another stage of sleep

stages of sleep-a stage of sleep during which we are least responsive to outside stimulation

Sleep occupying 20% of an adults sleeping time, characterized by increased heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate; erections; eye movements; and the experience of dreaming

Sigmund freud's theory that dreams represent unconscious wishes that dreamers desire to see fulfilled

According to freud, the "disguised" meanings of dreams, hidden by more obvious subjects

According to freud, the apparent story line of dreams

basic explanation-dreams are the result of random activation of various memories, which are tied together in a logical story linemeaning of dreams-dream scenario that is constructed is related to dreamers concern

basic explanation-dreams represent unconscious wishes the dreamer wants to fulfillmeaning of dreams-latent content reveals unconscious wishes

basic explanation-information relevant to daily survival is reconsidered and reprocessedmeaning of dreams-clues to everyday concerns about survival

The theory suggesting that dreams permit information that is critical for our daily survival to be reconsidered and reprocessed during sleep

Hobson's theory that the brain produces random electrical energy during rem sleep that stimulates memories lodged in various portions of the brain

Biological processes that occur regularly on approximately a 24-hour cycle

A trancelike state of heightened susceptibility to the suggestions of others