Consciousness Flashcards
change blindness
a failure to notice large changes in one’s environment
attention
at any one time, each person can be conscious of a limited number of things
exogenous attention
when your attention is drawn un-intentionally
endogenous
when you’re directing your own attention towards something
selective attention
attentions is like a gate that opens for important info and closes for irrelevant info
manifest content
the plot of the dream
latent content
what the dream symbolizes
activation-ynthesis theory
the brain tries to make sense of random brain activity during sleep
hypnosis
a highly relaxed, suggestible state of consciousness
state of flow
total immersion, being in the zone
minimally conscious state
TBI can lead to a coma with varying levels of consciousness