Consciousness

Question 1

What are the 2 suggested forms of consciousness?

Answer 1

Phenomenal consciousness - rich detailed perception of everything that we experience
Access consciousness - information that we can access through the cognitive process

Question 2

What is the idea of intentional blindness?

Answer 2

• That not all information from the visual experience is perceived
• Focusing attention on one particular set of stimuli decreases our ability to perceive another set of stimuli

Question 3

What is change blindness?

Answer 3

When obviously different items are consciously processed but subtly different items are not consciously processed