PSYCH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mescaline, Expectancy Theory, Sleep Paralysis
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Consciousness: the awareness of internal and external stimuli. Aware of what"s going on in our body, thirst, yawning . Aware of what"s going on outside, in class . Aware that my thoughts and awareness are unique to me. You may be aware of something (like the gorilla) but not be conscious of this awarn. Subliminal perception: can we be unaware of things and have them still hav. James vicary and drink coke and eat popcorn . Sales went up when he said drink coke Krosnick study: subliminal messages mat shape attitudes without conscious a. Two groups , one positive images and the other negative images. The peo bit more negative in rating and vice versa. Duke study -> short exposure to apple logo (so fast cant tell) afterwards. Preconscious: mental events that can be brought to our awareness arness have an impact? us awareness people who saw negative images were a rds more creative than people exposed to elm.