Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6, 182-204: Circadian Rhythm, Circadian Clock, Delta Wave

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

A way of experiencing internal and external events. Altered state of consciousness: variations from our normal waking state. Defined as our moment-to-moment awareness of ourselves and our environment. Other people cannot directly know what reality is for you, nor can you enter directly into their experiences: dynamic (ever-changing) We drift in and out of various states throughout each day: self-reflective and central to our sense of self. Mind is aware of its own consciousness. Intimately connected with the process of selective attention. Focuses conscious awareness on some stimuli to the exclusion of others. Measuring states of consciousness: most common measure, people describe their inner experiences, direct insight into a person"s subjective experiences, but not always verifiable. Psychological measures: establish correspondence between bodily states and mental processes, ex. Eeg recordings: objective, but cannot tell us what a person is experiencing subjectively. Behavioural measures: objective, but we still must infer the person"s state of mind.