PSYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Psych, Global Brain, Reticular Formation
26 Jul 2018
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Stream of consciousness : describe the mind as a continuous flow of changing sensations, images,thoughts, and feeling. Consciousness: an individual"s awareness of external events and internal sensations under a condition of arousal, including awareness of self and thoughts about one"s experience i. Awareness includes awareness of the self and thoughts about one"s experiences: metacognitive: awareness and understanding of one"s own thought processes. Arousal: the physiological state of being engaged with environment iii. Describe awareness as the subjective state of being conscious of what is going on as occurring in a global brain workspace that involves various brain areas working in parallel: the locations front part of brain. Anterior cingulate: an area associated with acts of will. Association areas: awareness- assembly of neurons that are thought to work in cooperation to provide the subject sense of consciousness. Arousal: physiological state determined by the reticular activating system.
