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Ms. Juretic Pries

AP Psychology

Chapter 7: Consciousness

Unit Outline

General Objectives:

1. To identify levels of information processing ad the content and functions of daydreams.

2. To discuss the nature of biological rhythms, including the sleep cycle, and to describe the nature and functions of dreams.

3. To discuss the nature of hypnosis.

4. To identify the effects of various drugs.

5. To describe the near-death experience.

Terms to Understand, Encode, and Store for Successful Retrieval: (Each item should be placed on its own note card with the term on the front, the definition on the back, along with an example from your own studies or experience)

Please note that (for one time only!!!) note cards are optional and will earn extra credit. If you select this option, your note cards are due on the day of our group test.

Consciousness, biological rhythms, circadian rhythm, REM sleep, alpha waves, sleep, hallucinations, delta waves, insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, night terrors, dream, manifest content, latent content, REM rebound, hypnosis posthypnotic amnesia, posthypnotic suggestion, dissociation, hidden observer, psychoactive drug, tolerance, withdrawal, physical dependence, psychological dependence, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, barbiturates, opiates, amphetamines, ecstasy (MDMA), LSD, THC, near-death experience, dualism, monism

Daily Activities and Due Dates:

• Monday (reading: pgs. 265-284)

o BR: Altered states: have you experienced any lately?

o Sleep IQ Test

o Notes: Consciousness & Sleep

• Tuesday (reading pgs. 269-284)

o BR: Are you getting enough sleep? What might you ask yourself to answer this question?

o Sleep Disorders Jigsaw

• Wednesday (reading pgs 269-284)

o BR: Sleep Stages graphic organizer

o Quick Notes + Discussion: Dreams

o Zimbardo Film + Questions: “The Mind Awake and Asleep”

• Thursday (reading: pgs. 294-307)

o BR: What is the most widely used psychoactive drug in the US?

o Notes: Drugs: Dependence, Addiction, and Influences On Drug Use

o Matching Activity

o Exit Quiz

• Monday (reading: pgs. 285-293)

o Study Questions due in my inbox

o Quick Discussion: Hypnosis

o Consciousness Group Test

Chapter 7 Study Questions

Note: study guides should go in your binder and will be checked during the next binder check.

Waking Consciousness

1. What is the nature of consciousness? Why is it significant in the history of psychology?

2. What are the different levels of information processing?

3. Explain the nature of daydreams. What are the potential functions of daydreams and fantasies?

Sleep and Dreams

1. What are the different biological rhythms of the human body?

2. Explain the stages of the sleep cycle.

3. What are the effects of sleep deprivation and the possible functions of sleep?

4. Identify the major sleep disorders listed in your text.

5. What is the normal content of dreams?

6. Describe the possible functions of dreams as revealed in various theories.

Hypnosis

1. Define hypnosis. What are several popular misconceptions about hypnosis?

2. Discuss the controversy over whether hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness.

Drugs and Consciousness

1. What are the physical and psychological effects common to all psychoactive drugs? What are three common misconceptions about addiction?

2. Discuss the biological, psychological, and social roots of drug use.

Near-Death Experiences

1. Describe the near-death experience and the controversy over the separatabiliy of mind and body.

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