Consciousness Flashcards
what is consciousness
many defintions
being aware of somethinf
what is the access overflow theory
perceptual consciousness has a higher capacity than cognitive access- mechisms allowing use to access information etc have a limited capacity and so we cannot recall all items from experiemtn when we consciousy perceive them
what are the two types of consciousnes
phenomenal and access
what is phenomenal consciousness
creates a rich detailed perception of everything we experience
what is access consciousnes
this refers to information that we cannot access through cognitive processes
what is the experiment for selective attention
gorillas in the mist
what is inattentional blindness
not all info from visual experience is perceived
this argues against phenomenal consciousness
what are the two trials for change blindness
catch item - subjects good at recognising items within letters
pseudo letter- not report seeinf pseudo letter among letter
what do change blindess trials suggest
different items are consciously processed but subtly different items are not consciouslt processed
what does sperlings work suggest
we have a rich conscious experience that takes in a lot of info
what is a problem with studying consciousness
hard to do in isolation of cognitive fucntions
what is the easy problem when studying consciousness
understanding the mechanisms supporting cogntiive functions such as language etc
what is the hard problem when studying consciousness
what is it like to be conscious?
how does phenomenal experience arise from physical events in the brain
what was Daniel Dennets view on studying phenomenal consciousness in isloation to cognitive processes
its not possible
this is beyond science
what are the three views on cosnciousness being seperate from the brain
yes- mind vs brain= descartes
no- reductionism
maybe-emergent properties
