Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Fusiform Face Area, Positron Emission Tomography, Unconscious Mind

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mike Atkinson

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Chapter 6 states of consciousness state of consciousness pattern of subjective experience, a way of experiencing internal and external events. Altered state of consciousness variations from the normal waking state. Consciousness is intimately connected with the process of selective attention selective attention focuses conscious awareness on some stimuli while excluding others. Measuring states of consciousness the most common measure of measuring consciousness is self-report in which people describe their inner experiences though this is the most direct insight into a person"s subjective experiences, self-reports are not always verifiable. Behavioural measures are also used, including performance on special tasks. Adrian owen has been studying people in a vegetative state, where the individual appears to be. Detecting awareness awake, but shows no evidence of awareness these patients have a sleep-wake cycle their eyes can open and they may show simple behaviours like random eye movements: however, they cannot respond to touch, light, sight, etc.