Consciousness + Attention Flashcards
1
Q
How does William James define psych?
A
- the description + explanation of states of consciousness
2
Q
What are the main 2 aspects of consciousness?
A
- Relationship to awareness: monitoring ourselves
- control: starting/stopping behaviour
3
Q
What are the 3 states of consciousness as suggested by Freud?
A
- conscious
- preconscious
- unconscious
4
Q
Preconscious processes can ____
A
become conscious
5
Q
Describe unconscious processes
A
- can’t become conscious (too painful or anxiety inducing)
- motivated to keep some thoughts unconscious
- unconscious items are repressed
6
Q
What is circular logic?
A
Q: if your mind can repress a painful thought, doesn’t this mean your mind is aware of this?
7
Q
Where do modern views of consciousness stem from?
A
Cognitive psychology
- idea that we have mental systems operating on the unconscious level
8
Q
Attention is _____?
A
selective
9
Q
What are the 3 main things to remember about attention?
A
- some things are attended
- attention is a limited resource system
- we become aware of attended thoughts and objects
10
Q
How do we study attention?
A
Ex. dichotic listening task
- two messages played to different ears over headphones
- only one message is attended
