PSY362H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Self-Awareness, Fishing Net, Correlation Does Not Imply Causation
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Consciousness: what does consciousness mean- it is a philosophical dilemma, awareness: In psych we talk about the experience of pain the concept of mind: it is hard to discuss because we are not really clear on what the mind is. Consciousness testing 3 ways; imitation, mirror reflection and understanding of others*** Operant: the reward goes to someone else and influences you to do the same because they received the reward. Mirror reflection: the understand of your self ( self awareness) Mark test: a mark is put on the person usually on the face and then they are put in fornt of a mirror, this test shows self-awareness. If they are self aware when they will point to the mark on themselves= self awareness. If you put a child that is under 2 years of age in front of the mirror they will cry because they do not know who that is and do not have self awareness.
