PSY 0010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Unconscious Mind, Sleep Deprivation, Other Minds
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Unconsciousness is something you don"t appreciate until you need it. Most of the time, of course, consciousness is something we cherish. Consciousness: a person"s subjective experience of the world and the mind: the defining feature of consciousness is experience. Conscious experience is essential to what it means to be human. Conscious and unconscious: the mind"s eye, open and closed. Nature of consciousness what is that can be seen in this mental theater. Unconscious mind what is not visible to the mind"s eye. The mysteries of consciousness: psychology studies objects too, looking at people and their brains and behaviors, but it has the unique challenge of trying to make sense of subjects. Psychologists hope to include an understanding of phenomenology: how things seem to the conscious person. One great mystery is called the problem of other minds: problem of other minds: the fundamental difficulty we have in perceiving the consciousness of others.
