PSY 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Deprivation, Hypnosis
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Consciousness: to be aware of your thinking/yourself ( i think, therefore i am ) ~18 months = age when children begin to actually recognize themselves in the mirror. Electroencephalogram (eeg): measure of electrical activity of the brain. Hypnotist gives suggestions, person follows them as if they are true. Showed people colored picture > very specific regions of the brain lit up. Showed black and white and same regions lit up (even though there was. Removes you (to some extent) from the outside world. Developed interest in subconscious due to case of anno o. Paralysis on right side of body, although no external damage appeared. Enormous guilt of father having passed away; cause of paralysis; went away when (through psychotherapy) she realized that the guilt was there. Argument: 95% of the reason that you do something is below your conscious awareness.
