Consciousness Flashcards

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a person’s awareness of everything that is going on around him or her at any given time

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Consciousness

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state in which thoughts, feelings, and sensations are clear, organized, and the person feels alert

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Waking Consciousness

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state in which there is a shift in the quality or pattern of mental activity as compared to waking consciousness

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Altered States of Consciousness

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4
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two kinds of thought processes

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Controlled Process
Automatic Process

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Kind of Thought Process:
require our conscious attention to a fairly high degree, such as driving, carrying on a conversation, or taking notes in your psychology class

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Controlled Processes

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Kind of Thought Process:
require far less of a conscious level of attention—we are aware of these actions at a low level of conscious awareness, and examples would be brushing one’s hair or well-practiced actions such as walking or riding a bicycle

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Automatic Processes

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