PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Caveman, Sleep Paralysis, Circadian Rhythm
2 Nov 2016
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Its subjective depending on our own experiences. Its private (what goes on in ur head: awareness of ourselves and our environment. What we"re thinking about changes, what we are aware about changes. Self-reflective and central to our sense of self. Selective attention since u are in charge of ur consciousness depending on what u choose to focus on. Connected to selective attention: altered states of consciousness. If ur sleepy today its an altered state. Dual processing: the principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks. When u see something u see that it has colour and shape some of the recognition is happening consciously and some is not. We can change the direction of what we are thinking about. Not really thinking about moving ur hands when ur talking. People who are blind not bc of of their eye but their perceptual lobe.
