PSYCO104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, Hypnagogia, Theta Wave

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO104
• Professor: Sheri Thibeau

Document Summary

Our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment. Exercise: take two minutes to look around the room and notice your thoughts. Then take 1 minute to write brief points about your thoughts. I need to make sure i sign the attendance form at the end of class. Our mind is aware of its own consciousness. Intimately connected with the process of selective attention. Babies 18 months and younger will not recognize themselves as they don"t yet have the level of self -recognition. Conscious = mental events we are currently aware of. Preconscious = events outside of current awareness; easily recalled. Unconscious = not brought into conscious awareness (usually) Controlled = voluntary use of attention; slow but flexible. Automatic = minimal conscious processing; fast but static. Difficult if tasks require similar resources e. g. listening to a lecture and reading a text. Impact other actions e. g. using cell phone and driving. Hormone melatonin is important for the regulation of peoples" biological clock.