Psychology 2011A/B Chapter 1: altered states of consciousness tb 1

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2011A/B
• Professor: barus

Document Summary

Hallucinations perceptions that do not correspond to physical reality. Phenomenological/ experiential: looking at a person"s experiences viewing consciousness through the lens of one"s experiences, e. g. looking at near death experiences. Computational: looking at the way information is being processed in the brain, e. g. theorizes using machines for consciousness as a process of computations. Physiological: medical/neurological approach to dissecting how a brain works. Consciousness: 3 perspectives in which consciousness can be approached; the physiological, the cognitive, and the experiential [ all are usually associated with particular ways of thinking, physiological perspective; Concerned with the physiological processes involved in consciousness. Usually studied with neuroscience using methods appropriate for the biological sciences: cognitive perspective. Concerned with perception, thinking, memory, decision making and creativity. Falls largely within the cognitive science and discipline of psychology, philosophy, computer science. Cognitive events is acquired through the observation of behaviour, including verbal behaviour, rational inquiry: experiential perspective. The conscious experiences that a person has for himself/herself.