Consciousness Flashcards

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change blindness

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a failure to notice large changes in one’s environment

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attention

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at any one time, each person can be conscious of a limited number of things

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exogenous attention

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when your attention is drawn un-intentionally

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endogenous

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when you’re directing your own attention towards something

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selective attention

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attentions is like a gate that opens for important info and closes for irrelevant info

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manifest content

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the plot of the dream

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latent content

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what the dream symbolizes

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activation-ynthesis theory

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the brain tries to make sense of random brain activity during sleep

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hypnosis

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a highly relaxed, suggestible state of consciousness

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state of flow

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total immersion, being in the zone

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minimally conscious state

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TBI can lead to a coma with varying levels of consciousness

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