PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Group Psychotherapy, Online Chat, Bipolar Disorder
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Person"s subjective experience of the world and the mind. Brain is active before we are conscious of decisions. Capacity to include some objects but not others. People tune in one message even while they filter out others near. Low-level kind of sensory awareness and responsiveness that occurs when the mind inputs sensations and may output behavior. Consciousness in which you know and are able to report your mental state. Distinct level of consciousness in which the person"s attention is drawn to the self. Is tested by recognition of self in mirrors by humans and other animals ( mirror. Is tested by recognition of self in mirrors by humans and other animals. Attempt to change conscious states of min. Tendency of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency following suppression. Research participants first asked to not think about a white ear, then they asked to think about it and ring a bell whenever it came to min.