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AP Psychology CrossWord

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the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state
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the recurring periods, mainly associated with the deeper stages of sleep, when the sleeper is not showing rapid eye movements
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a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and consequent momentary reawakenings
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the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus
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a condition in which a sleeper is unable to move any of the voluntary muscles, except those controlling the eyes. it normally occurs during REM sleep.
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a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind
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the theory that dreams begin with random electrical ACTIVATION coming from the brain stem. Dreams, then, are the brain's attempt to make sense of - to SYNTHESIZE - this random activity.
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austrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded psychoanalysis
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according to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream
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short bursts of brain waves detected in stage 2 sleep
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a social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts or behaviors will spontaneously occur
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periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness
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supposed inability to recall what one experienced during hypnosis
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the gradual, physical process of converting new long-term memories to stable, enduring long-term memory codes
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sudden loss of muscle control
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false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
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a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks
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hormone released by the pineal gland in response to daily cycles of light and dark
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the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle
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recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
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according to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream
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our awareness of ourselves and our environment
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short bursts of sleep as a result of complete exhaustion. can occur during driving and can last a few seconds or thirty seconds
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the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
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the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation