Psychology 2011A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Waterspout, Explanatory Gap, Explicit Knowledge

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2011A/B
• Professor: Imants Baruss

Document Summary

Alternations of consciousness pose fundamental questions that can challenge our ideas about reality. Terence mckenna was at a river in the amazon and had an unusual experience. Product of imagination, or a hallucination from the psychedelic drugs he took a few (cid:449)eeks" prior. Perceptions that do not correspond to physical reality. Mckenna suggested that sometimes, something deeper lies underneath the surface of life. Problem there is an explanatory gap between the three perspectives so it is not clear how interconnections occur: physiological. Concerned with the physiological processes involved in consciousness. Questions have been raised about possible direct relationships between consciousness and subatomic aspects of the brain quantum mechanics, physics. Knowledge is acquired through the observation of behaviour, including verbal behaviour and rational inquiry: cognitive. Concerned with cognitive processes involved in consciousness. Cognitive science psychology, philosophy, computer science: experiential. Concerned with the conscious experiences that a person has.