PSYB57H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Backward Masking, Procedural Memory, Limen
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Anoetic memory: procedural memory; non-knowing; memory that does not go beyond itself since it stays in the here and now. Noetic memory: semantic memory; knowing; memory that we use to know what lies beyond our noetic consciousness. Autonoetic memory: episodic memory; self-knowing; memory of personal experience. Prefrontal leucotomy: a surgical procedure, now abandoned, in which the connections between the prefrontal lobes and other parts of the brain were severed; also known as prefrontal lobotomy. Non-conscious: the level of consciousness that operate without our attention, continuously monitoring and changing the contents of thought, and tracking and changing behaviour to address goals. Meta-conscious: the level of consciousness at play when you direct your attention to your own state of mind. Encoding: the process of transforming information into one or more forms of representation. Subliminal or unconscious perception: perception without awareness; occurs when the stimulus is too weak to be consciously recognized but still has impact on your behaviour.
