PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes -Introspection Illusion, Attention, Change Blindness
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Textbook: psychology tenth edition in modules authored by david g. myers. Some are physiologically induced: hallucinations; orgasm; food or oxygen starvation. Some are psychologically induced: sensory deprivation; hypnosis; meditation. In everyday life, we mostly function like an automatic point-and-shoot camera, but with a manual (conscious) override. Our mind has separate conscious and unconscious tracks that perform dual processing organizing and interpreting information simultaneously. Selective inattention: ulric neisser, robert becklen & daniel cervone, change blindness failing to notice changes in our environment, choice blindness retasting non preferred jam, popout one thing stands out and we miss all the rest. Consciousness: our awareness of ourselves and our environment. Cognitive neuroscience: the inter-disciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language). Dual processing: the principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks. Blindsight: a condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it.