CONSCIOUSNESS Flashcards

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Waking, sleeping, dreaming, daydreaming,

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forms of conscious awareness

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there is no single stream of consciousness but rather multiple “channels,” each of which is handling its tasks

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Philosopher
Daniel Dennett

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3
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your awareness of everything that is going on around you and inside your head at any given moment, which you use to organize your behavior, thoughts, sensations, and feelings.

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Consciousness

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4
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generated by a set of action potentials in the communication among neurons just sufficient to produce a specific perception, memory, or experience in our
awareness

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Consciousness
(cognitive neuroscience view)

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5
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people’s time awake is spent, which their thoughts, feelings, and sensations are clear and organized, and they feel alert.

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waking consciousness

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6
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experience states of consciousness that differ from organized waking state.

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altered states of consciousness

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7
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a shift in the quality or pattern of your mental activity.

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altered state of consciousness

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8
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altered state when under the influence of a stimulant

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state of increased alertness

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9
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shift in the way we perceive and judge the
world

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Altered states of consciousness

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10
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occur naturally, such as sleep, or we may make them happen, such as getting hypnotized

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Altered states of consciousness

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11
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daydreaming, being hypnotized, or achieving a meditative state

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forms of altered states

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12
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Being under the influence of certain drugs such as caffeine, tobacco, or alcohol

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altered states

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13
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most common altered state people experience

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sleep

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