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These objectives are expanded from the Focus Questions found in the margins of your textbook. When you have mastered the material in this chapter, you will be able to:
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6.1 Define the characteristics of consciousness. |
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6.2 Contrast the psychodynamic and cognitive views of the mind, and contrast controlled and automatic processing. |
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6.3 Describe how visual agnosia, blindsight, and priming illustrate unconscious processing. |
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6.4 Describe how consciousness enhances the ability to adapt to the environment. |
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6.5 Describe how scientists identify brain pathways involved in conscious versus unconscious processing. |
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6.6 Identify and describe the brain structures involved in maintaining circadian rhythms. |
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6.7 Describe conditions associated with disrupted circadian rhythms and interventions used to treat associated problems. |
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6.8 Describe how environmental and cultural factors affect sleep. |
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6.9 Discuss the differences in brain wave patterns of waking states and stages of sleep. |
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6.10 Describe the types of sleep deprivation and their effects on functioning. |
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6.11 Explain how different types of sleep deprivation affect mood and behavior. |
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6.12 Describe the theories regarding the purposes of sleep, including the restoration model, the evolutionary/circadian model, and the memory consolidation model. |
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6.13 Describe the symptoms, causes, and treatment of major sleep disorders. |
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6.14 Outline research findings on the content of dreams. |
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6.15 Describe theories regarding the purposes of dreaming, including wish fulfillment, activation-synthesis theory, problem-solving models, and cognitive-process theories. |
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6.16 Contrast daydreams with nighttime dreams. |
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6.17 Describe how agonist and antagonist drugs affect neurotransmitters. |
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6.18 Define tolerance and withdrawal, explain how they are influenced by classical conditioning, and explain how they are involved in the diagnosis of substance dependence. |
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6.19 Describe the effects of the major drug classes—including depressants, stimulants, opiates, hallucinogens, and marijuana—on the nervous system and behavior. |
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6.20 Outline the ways that amphetamines, cocaine, and Ecstasy affect the brain. |
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6.21 Describe the effects of opiates, hallucinogens, and marijuana. |
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6.22 Use the three levels of analysis to describe how the interaction of genetic, psychological, and environmental factors explains drug use and dependence. |
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6.23 Describe research findings on hypnosis with regard to involuntary behaviors, pain tolerance, hypnotic amnesia, and memory enhancement. |
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6.24 Contrast the dissociation and social cognitive theories of hypnosis, and explain how proponents of each theory understand brain activity during hypnosis. |