PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pineal Gland, Circadian Rhythm, Melatonin

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Sherri Atwood

Document Summary

Conscious lec 3 conscious contents: mental control: attempt to change conscious states of mind (trying to have control) Ironic processes of mental control: mental processes that can produce ironic errors because monitoring for errors can itself produce them: thought suppression: conscious avoidance of a thought. Rebound effect of thought suppression: tendency of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency following suppression: freud was onto thought suppression and rebound effect. Research participants were first asked to try not to think about a white bear, and then they were asked to think about it and to ring a bell whenever it came to mind. Minimal consciousness: the wandering mind: our minds most often wander when we are engaged in automated, repetitive tasks or in difficult/complex tasks, we may be unaware of our minds wandering. Similar to under the influence of alcohol: effects of driving while wandering" and drinking while driving dangerous!