Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Unconscious Mind, Waking Life, Preconscious

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

We all drift into and out of various states of consciousness. By state of conscousness we mean a pattern of subjective experience, a way of experiencing internal and eternal events. Altered state of consciousness means variations from our normal waking state. Consciousness often is defined as our moment-to-moment awareness of ourselves and our environment. Other people cannot directly know what reality is for you, nor can you enter directly into their experiences. We drift in and out of various states throughout the day. We typically experience consciousness as a continuously flowing stream of mental activity. Self-reflective and central to our sense of self. The mind is aware of its own consciousness. Intimately connected with the process of selective attention. Focuses conscious awareness on some stimuli to the exclusion of others. It offers the most direct insight into a persons subject experiences but is not always verifiable. Physiological measures establish the correspondence between bodily states and mental processes.