PSY100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Circadian Rhythm, Jet Lag, Mind-Wandering
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Consciousness is the awareness of internal and external stimuli. Francis crick -> consciousness and its basis in neural cell assemblies. Mind wandering people"s experience of task-unrelated thoughts. 15-50% of people spend their time mind wandering. Mind wandering is less likely to occur if the task you are engaged in is one that requires significant cognitive resources. Mind wandering is associated with less accurate awareness of external information. Controlled (judgments, thoughts we have control over/intend to occur) and automatic processes (without our intentional control or effort) Odor affected rating without the participants being aware of either the odors or their effects (implicit process) Blink (malcolm gladwell) -> how quickly and effortlessly some of our judgments and choices seem to be made. Theory of unconscious thought -> if people are distracted or diverted from. Conscious deliberation , some decisions may actually be enhanced. Unconscious thought should be superior when making complex decisions.
