consciousness l and ll Flashcards
what is dualism?
the mind and body being held seperate
give examples for consciousness, preconsciousness, and unconsciousness
conscious: seeing, hearing, current problem-solving
preconscious: memories - mothers maiden name, first pets name
unconcious: unwanted desires
what is the hightrack?
in the conscious, deliberate actions, awareness, reflection
what is the low track?
in the unconscious, automatic actions, 0 deliberate actions
give examples for both the hightrack and the lowtrack
hightrack: problem solving, naming an object
lowtrack: walking, moving your hand
what is the stroop effect?
lots of practice reading words makes it automatic, think of example with words of colours coloured in opposite
what is selective attention?
focus is on limited number of things in hightrack, we tune out everything else
is the cocktail party effect apart of selective attention or inattention?
selective attention, its apart of low track
what is selective inattention?
attention is on something specific, so dont notice certain info, inattentional blindess
give example of change blindness
magician doing trick in one hand while the other is used to distract the person watching
give example of choice blindness
think of the video about jam, where people have an illusion of choice kinda
name the 3 forms of spontaneous consciousness
daydreaming, drowsiness, dreaming
name the 3 forms of physiologically induced consciousness
hallucinations, orgasm, food/oxygen starvation
name the 3 forms of psychologically induced consciousness
sensory deprivation, hypnosis, meditation
give examples of biological rythms
period cycle, bird migration, hibernation, circadian ryhtm
what does the circadian rythm affect?
body temperature, hormones, arousal/energy levels, ability to digest food
what is the MEQ questionnaire, and what did it find?
morningness and eveningness (larks/owls), found that people in 50s+ peak in the day and have around 22hr rhythm, people in 20s peak in the night and have around a 26hr rhythm
caffein consumption and rhythm?
longer biorythm: caffeine early in the day
shorter biorythm: caffeine later in the day
personal relationships and rhythms?
mismatch in rhythms create interpersonal difficulties
who benefits more from a 9-5 workweek?
short biorhythms
examples of why we know biorhythms exist
jet lag - takes time to adjust to new cycles of light
timeless room - gradual new schedule of 25hrs
what are sleep stages?
patterns of brain waves and muscle activity
what are sleep cycles?
pattern of going through all the sleep stages throughout the night