PSY 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Autopilot, Pay Attention, Ophanim

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Consciousness: our awareness of ourselves and our environment. Chapter 3: states of consciousness 1: minimal consciousness, low- level sensory awareness: the mind inputs sensations and may output behavior, ex. Difference between humans and other animals. It is believed that animals do not have as much self- consciousness as we do. 2 chapter 3: states of consciousness. Cognitive neuroscience: the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language) How we do (and don"t) pay attention. Information is simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious levels: ex. Two minds : conscious, deliberate, aware , unconscious, automatic, unaware. More than one brain mechanism involved in any sensations / perception / interpretation of the world. During sleep, adenosine concentration declines: adjusting sleep schedules resetting biological clocks. Circadian rhythms are known to produce highs and lows of mental acuity that vary throughout the day. Nrem stage 1 nearly awake stage.