PSYCH 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Nail Polish, Caffeine, Snoring

• School: UW
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 101
• Professor: P I C K R E L L, J A C Q U E L I N E

Document Summary

States of consciousness (october 18 - 21, 2016) Self-reflective and central to our sense of self. Consciousness: our moment-to-moment awareness of ourselves and our. Self-report measures directly asking people to describe inner experiences, what. Behavioral measures record activity behaviors and performances on a special task, Physiological measures help establish correspondence in mental state bodily. Conscious mind contains thoughts and perceptions we are aware of comes to mind, counting on what people tell you provinces, ex: eeg shows if someone is drowsy, Three levels of awareness: (at any given moment) can easily be recalled, ex: what we had for breakfast. Preconscious mental events that are outside our current events but. Unconscious events that can"t be brought into our conscious mind, in ordinary circumstances we can"t remember. Controlled (conscious) processing: conscious use of attention and effort. Automatic (unconscious) processing: can be performed without conscious. Cognitive viewpoint: awareness of effort (ex: tying your shoes while talking to friends)