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Our awareness of ourselves and our environment
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Consciousness
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The principle that info is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks
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Dual processing
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The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus
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Selective attention
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Failing to see visible objects when our attention is direcred elsewhere
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Inattentional blindness
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Failing to notice changes in the environment
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Change blindness
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The biological clock
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Circadian rhythm
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Rapid eye movement sleep, a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur
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REM sleep
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The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state
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Aplha waves
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Periodic, natural loss of consciousness
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Sleep
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False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
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Hallucinations
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The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
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Delta waves
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Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
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Insomnia
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A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks, The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often an inopportune times
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Narcolepsy
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A sleep disorder charcterized by temporary cessations of breaking during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings
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Sleep apnea
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A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an apperance of being terrified
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Night terrors
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