Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Brainstem, Agonist, Jet Lag

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Prof

Document Summary

Consciousness: our moment-to-moment awareness of ourselves and our. Subjective and private, dynamic (ever-changing), self-reflective and central to our sense of self, and intimately connected with the process of selective attention. Subjective and private: other people cannot directly know reality is for you, nor can you enter directly into their experiences. Dynamic (ever-changing): we drift in and out of various states throughout each day consciousness. Self-reflective and central to our sense of self: the mind aware of its own. Most direct insight into a person"s subjective experiences. Physiological measures: establish the correspondence between bodily states and mental processes. Conscious mind: contains thoughts, perceptions, and other mental events of we are currently aware. Preconscious: m ental events that are outside our current awareness, but can easily be recalled under certain circumstances. Ex: you may not have thought of a childhood friend for years but when someone mentions their name, you become aware of pleasant experiences.