Chapter 5.1 - Consciousness and Unconsciousness Flashcards
__________ is a person’s subjective __________ of the world and the mind.
Consciousness
experience
How things seem to the Conscious person is called _____________.
Phenomenology
A fundamental __________ we have, is perceiving the ____________ of others. This is called the _________ of other ______.
difficulty
consciousness
Problem
Minds
What are the 2 Dimensions of Mind Perception?
- Example: capacity for hunger.
- Example: capacity for self-control).
- Experience
- Agency
The issue of how the _____ is related to the ______ and _____ is the _______/______ __________.
Mind
Brain
Body
Mind/Body Problem
The Timing of Conscious Will
The _____ shows ________ activity before the person’s __________ decision to move.
Brain
electrical
conscious
The Nature of Consciousness:
Researchers have suggested that consciousness can be described based on its __________, _______ and ________.
Properties
Levels
Contents
What are the 4 Basic Properties of Consciousness?
- Just a small part.
- Difficulties multitasking
- The Conscious Mind is most likely to select information of special interest to the individual.
- Right now, to right now to right now….
- Intentionality
- Unity
- Selectivity
- Transience
___________ is the quality of being directed towards something. It is allllwwaaaays about something.
Intentionality
- just a small part of consciousness
___________ is the capacity to include some objects but not others.
Selectivity
- The Conscious Mind is most likely to select information of special interest to the individual
________ is the resistance to division.
Unity
- Difficulties multitasking (i.e. studying and watching TV).
___________ is the tendency to change.
Transience
- Right now, to right now to right now….
When you are busy or with others tuning out their conversations and someone says a word that immediately grabs your attention such as your name, what conscious property is this an example of? And what is this phenomenon called?
Selectivity
- Capacity to include some objects but not others.
The Cocktail Party Phenomenon
- The Conscious Mind is most likely to select information of special interest to the individual.
Which of the 4 basic properties of consciousness gives reason to why you shouldn’t study and watch TV at the same?
Unity
- Difficulties multitasking
The Necker Cube is an example of which of the 4 Properties of Consciousness?
Transience
________ of __________ are not a matter of overall _______ activity, but instead involve different qualities of _________ of the _____ and of the ______.
Levels
Consciousness
Brain
Awareness
world
self
What are the 3 Levels of Consciousness?
- A low level sensory awareness and responsiveness when the mind inputs sensations and may output behavior.
- When you know you are conscious and able to report your mental state.
- A distinct level in which your attention is drawn to yourself as an object.
- Minimal Consciousness
- Full Consciousness
- Self-Consciousness
________ Consciousness is when something seems to register in your _____ but you may not think at all about having the _________.
Minimal
mind
experience
Being ______ Conscious means that not only are you________ about things, but also the fact that you are _________ about thinking _______ things.
Fully
thinking
thinking
about
When you find yourself ___________, the focus of __________ in a group, or when you look in the ______, are examples of ____-__________.
embarrassed
attention
mirror
Self-Consciousness
**Conscious Contents **
-What’s on all of our minds?! How do we find out??
Much research has called upon people to _____ ______. A more systematic approach is the _________ __________ Technique.
think
aloud
experience
sampling
Beyond environmental orientation, Consciousness turns to an individuals _________ ___________.
Current Concerns
-Things they are thinking about repeatedly.
Name 2 ways used to research Conscious Contents.
- Just ask random people….
- A more systematic approach.
- Think Aloud
- Experience Sampling Technique
Name 2 results that come from a persons Current Concerns getting the upper hand consciousness?
- Choosing not to think about something.
- Purposely avoiding thinking about something.
- Mental Control
- Thought Suppression
Consciousness is mainly ________ by the __________ environment.
- Immediate Environment: What is seen, heard, tasted and smelled.
dominated
immediate
______ ______ is the attempt to change a conscious state of mind.
Mental Control
_______ ___________ is the Conscious avoidance of a thought.
Thought Suppression
The tendency of a _______ to return to consciousness with _______ frequency following thought suppression is:
thought
greater
Rebound Effect of Thought suppression
Mental Processes that occur without us _________ them are part of the _____________ mind.
experiencing
unconscious
-Example is the mental process of simple addition.
Dynamic Unconsciousness and Repression were introduced by __________ ______.
Sigmund Freud
________ _________________ is an active system that encompasses a lifetime of an _____________ hidden memories, deepest __________, __________ and inner struggle to control these forces.
-The kind of thoughts people keep hidden not only from others but from themselves.
Dynamic Unconsciousness
individuals
desires
instincts
Without __________ a person might think, say or do every ____________ impulse or urge not matter how _______ or ________.
-This is how desires are held in check.
Repression
unconscious
selfish
immoral
What do Freudian Slips tell us about the unconscious mind?
-Speech errors or lapses.
Errors are not random, but appear to have a meaning created from the intelligent unconscious mind.
________ ___________ is all mental processes not __________ consciously but still give rise to thoughts, ________, emotions and __________.
-A Modern View of the unconscious mind.
Cognitive Unconscious
experienced
choices
behavior
__________ _________ is when thought or ________ is influenced by _______ that is not __________ perceived.
-Hmmmm….. I’m not sure why I thought or did that.
Subliminal Perception
behavior
stimuli
consciously
