PSYA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Frontal Lobe, Qualia, Intentionality
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Complex concept, often 1st step to u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g (cid:272)lai(cid:373) a(cid:271)out (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess is to figu(cid:396)e out (cid:862)(cid:449)hi(cid:272)h(cid:863) consciousness is being referred to. If we use consciousness as a noun, there are things in the world, we want to act on a few of those thi(cid:374)gs. O(cid:374)l(cid:455) so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g"s a(cid:396)e i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t to us f(cid:396)o(cid:373) all thi(cid:374)gs. Intentionality: consciousness is directed towards something, sometimes by environment. Unity: consciousness is very hard to divide, usually conscious about one thing over time. Selectivity: only certain aspects of stimuli brought to consciousness. Transience: difficult to keep consciousness from moving, we can control and focus mind, but when we are not controlling w start randomly thinking about other things. It feels like we are always thinking about everything. Subjective phenomenology (qualia) let"s sa(cid:455) the(cid:396)e is a (cid:271)ut(cid:272)he(cid:396) (cid:455)ou see a lot. One day you are going to the beach and on the bus you see a guy with his family.
