PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Wish Fulfillment, Problem Solving, Caffeine

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

Everyday changes in consciousness: circadian rhythms: biological clock governing cycles of bodily functions. From the retina to the hypothalamus of the pineal gland. Leads to the secretion of melatonin which contributes to sleep regulation: what happens when you make changes to your biological clock? (e. g. changing time zones) Bod(cid:455) does(cid:374)"t (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge (cid:395)ui(cid:272)kl(cid:455), pi(cid:272)ki(cid:374)g up on changes. Daylight savings time: not ideal for the human body. Leep: wh(cid:455) it"s pa(cid:396)a(cid:373)ou(cid:374)t: to maintain a healthy brain. Replenish energy stores: to consolidate memory and learning. Sleep between practice period: to maintain psychological health. People who have less sleep have an overactive amygdala. The sleep cycle: stage 1: light sleep, 1-7 minutes (theta waves) Easily awaken: stage 2: 10-25 minutes (sleep spindles) May involve some dreaming: stages 3 and 4: 30 minutes (delta waves- slow wave sleep) Hard to wake people: stage 5: rapid eye movement (rem) and dreaming.