PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Ideomotor Phenomenon, Mind-Wandering, Suggestibility

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Harvey Marmurek

Document Summary

80% patients under general anesthetic reported fake crisis elements, almost verbatim account, complete word stems. Also affects how diff. brain areas form networks. Affects brain areas for complex thought more than auditory/visual perception. Patients use presented words to complete word stems, no conscious remembering of presentation. Multiple states of consciousness: cognitive neuroscientists use brain imaging, computer modelling. How coordination of brain cells = conscious experiences: psychologists examine altered/impaired consciousness. Hypnosis: hypnosis: procedure inducing heightened state suggestibility. Cannot force against will, increase likelihood of repeating behaviour performed or thought of before. Based on interaction between automatic/unconscious thought & behaviour supervisory system defined as . Executive processing attention control, problem solving. Dissociation theory: dissociation theory: explains hypnosis as unique state, consciousness divided 2 parts: lower-level system (perception, movement) & executive system (evaluates, monitors behaviour) Familiar behaviour now automatic, but still paying attention. Hypnotist suggests something, bypasses evaluation/monitoring system: started driving car, consciously aware of actions lot of executive processing.