Consciousness Flashcards
As discussed in class, what is consciousness? How have our ideas about the term changed over time? Consciousness
a. Consciousness: A persons subjective experience of the world and the mind(mental processes)
b.Conscious was consider an object back then now the mind is considered as mental processes.
According to lecture, what are the two parameters which are used by many to differentiate or identify entities that have consciousness (from those that do not)?
Experience quali(awareness): Perception or knowledge of something
Agency: feeling control over action
What are the 4 properties of conscious states?
a. Intentionality: Conscious is always directed toward something: Object
b. Selectivity: the content of consciousness can be selected or filtered: Attention
c. Unity: Consciousness is a singular, indivisible, entity
d. Transcience: Consciousness is ever changing
What is the method for measuring the content of a participant’s conscious mind (what they are thinking about)?
Experience sampling technique: To test people randomly on their immediate situation/environment
How does the content of our minds differ between attentive states and daydreaming?
we are directing our consciousness toward our thoughts and away from the current situation.
Can we control what content enters our mind, and what happens when we try?
You have some control but you can have a rebound effect especially if you are told to suppress. There is a competition for what is in your minds eye
Compare and contrast the unconscious mind as described by Freud with the unconscious mind as described by modern cognitive psychologists.
b. Cognitive modern approach we realize that we are not conscious of all processes but only the product of some processes unlike Freud thinks that all unconscious processes have to do with everything when someone does something that doesn’t match societal ethics. The final product is the final product
What is the Global Workspace Model for consciousness? What are the problems with this model as discussed in class?
Global workspace model: Consciousness arises as a function of which brain circuits are active(at that moment)
We have neurons that are active during consciousness as well but don’t contribute to it like the heart and spleen.
What are the stages of sleep?
- Stage 1 sleep includes theta waves
- Stage 2 sleep includes sleep spindles K complexes(huge amplitude)
- Stage3 and 4 is delta waves
- Rem sleep fast and random
What happens if we go without sleep?
ii. Without sleep
1. No toxins being removed
2. Less energy storage
3. Less cognitively functionable without REM sleep
4. Death
5. Survivability against attack
What is the difference between the function of dreams as indicated by Freud with the Activation-Synthesis model?
Activation is when you are awake you generate consciousness but when you go to sleep info is surging throughout the brain and the info is processed differently and not used for conscience while freud your ego breaks down unconscious and your ego twists it into a dream.
Insomnia
A disorder characterized by repeated inability to sleep
Sleep apnea
A disorder where the throat closes and stops breathing during sleeps resulting in frequent awakenings during the night.
Narcolepsy
A disorder where a person is excessively sleepy during the hours of being awake.
- What are the 7 ways of creating a better sleeping habit? (this is a pop-out box in the text)
a. Establish a routine to set your biological clock; go to bed at same time and wake up at same time
b. Avoid alcolhol, caffeine, or pot in the evening
c. Exercise regularly: don’t do it right before bed
d. Sleep in your bed: do not study or watch TV in bed
e. Relax: do not worry. Write worries on notepad, listen to calming music or take a bath
f. Get up: When you can’t sleep, get up and do something. Then go back and try again
g. Let bygones be bygones: If you loose sleep one night, do not make it up the next night. Napping or sleeping in will actually disrupt your next sleep.
