PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Necker Cube, Thought Suppression, Circadian Rhythm
Document Summary
Person"s subjective experience of the world and the mind. Seat of consciousness was the pineal gland. Brain is active before we are conscious of decisions. Brain activity increases ~535 msec prior to being conscious of choice. Capacity to include some objects but not others. People tune in one message even while they filter out others nearby: transience. Stream of consciousness flows even when viewing constant objects. This cube has the property of reversible perspective in that you can bring one or the other of its two faces to the front in your mind. Low-level kind of sensory awareness and responsiveness that occurs when the mind inputs sensations and may output behavior: full consciousness, self-consciousness. 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 as an object. Is tested by recognition of self in mirrors by humans and other animals ( mirror test")
