Psychology 1000 Lecture 7: chapter 6 psych lessons

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mark Holden

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Chapter 6 states of consciousness (lessons november 5th , 10th, 12th, and 17th ) Levels of consciousness: variations in quality/pattern/nature of mental activity available to awareness: differences in perceptions, emotions, memory, sense of time, self-control, suggesti(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) , e. g. Nor(cid:373)al, (cid:862)(cid:449)aki(cid:374)g(cid:863) (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess: fatigue, delirium, hypnosis, drugs, dreaming, even long distance running, sex, listening to music, overall tend to smoothly flow from one state to another, four characteristics of consciousness, 1. Subjective and private: no one else can know your experiences: 2. Self-reflective central to sense of self: we are aware of our own consciousness (can reflect on what we are feeling, thinking, seeing: 3. Dynamic (ever-changing): drift in and out of various states: 4. Related to selective attention: can focus on some things, exclude others: three ways to measure consciousness, 1. Self-report: describe your thoughts/feelings (most common method) use faces that they can chose from: pro: direct insight into subjective experiences, con: cannot be verified (not objective, 2.