PSYB57H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Stage Illusions, Iceberg, Gambling
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Iceberg metaphor of consciousness: consciousness is typically used in the context of being aware of something, a lot of things that influence, however, we are not consciously aware of. If they continue to improve from the vegetative state, they will enter minimally conscious state (i. e. , sometimes aware of what is going on). Can they respond: perceptual processing in the persistent vegetative state: Imagine playing tennis - activating areas of the brain that are related to playing tennis (minus actual movement). Imagine walking around your house - activating different areas of the brain: this is from the visual imagery lecture, the psychology of gambling, gambling is a growing source of revenue in canada. In the united states, 1% meet the definition of problem gamblers while 2-3% may be considered at-risk problem gamblers: as the ability to gamble increases, more people can use it (and will) and addiction rates will increase.
