Mod 7 Flashcards
Consciousness is:
…; being … vs being …
…; the ability to think about ..
having …; being able to make a “…” decision
a person’s …, …, and …
to explore the nature of consciousness, it helps to first choose a definition
alertness; awake; unconscious; self-awareness; self; free will; conscious; mental content; thoughts; imaginings
in text, consciousness is defined as “our awareness of … and our …”
Aren’t animals aware of their environment? If so, is our awareness of different? Possibly because we have (uniquely?) a narrative experience of that awareness
ourselves; environment
psychology was once defined as the description and explanation of states of …
now, it is just one topic among many for psychologists. … allows us to revisit this topic and see how the brain is involved
consciousness; cognitive neuroscience
(Forms of consciousness: )
some occur …: …, …, …
spontaneously; daydreaming; drowsiness; dreaming
(Forms of consciousness: ) some are … induced: …, …, … or …
physiologically; hallucinations; orgasm; food; oxygen starvation
(Forms of consciousness: ) some are … induced (the one that doesn’t have the sexual component): …, …, …
psychologically; sensory deprivation; hypnosis; meditation
Finding: some rare unconscious patients have … responses to … –> implication: don’t judge a book by its cover when it comes to consciousness
brain; conversation
one view: synchronized, coordinated … generates consciousness, or at least is a sign that … is occurring
brain activity; conscious activity
conscious vs. unconscious activity: the dual-track mind
conscious ‘high’ track:
our minds take … actions we … we are doing
examples: …, …, …
deliberate; know; problem solving; naming an object; defining a word
conscious vs. unconscious activity: the dual-track mind
unconscious ‘low’ track:
our minds perform …, often … of them
ex: …, acquiring …, processing … details into … and …
automatic actions; without being aware; walking; phobias; sensory; perceptions; memories
automatic processing:
conscious ‘high’ track says, “I saw a bird!”
Unconsciously, we see: …, …, …, and …
color; motion; form; depth
unusual consequences of having a dual-track mind:
…
…
…: …, …, …
blindsight; selective attention; selective inattention: inattentional blindness, change blindness, choice blindness
(Blindsight)
case study: a woman with brain damage, but no …, was unable to use her eyes to … what was in front of her. BUT, she was able to use her eyes to help her take actions such as … What are the two mental ‘tracks’ in this case?
Describing the mail and the slot: the “…” or … track, in this case known as the … track
judging size and distance well enough to put the mail in the slot: the ‘…’ or …, … track, in this case known as the … track
eye damage; report; putting mail in slots; high road; conscious; visual perception; low road; unconscious; automatic; visual action
(selective attention) there are millions of bits of information coming at our senses every second. so, we have the skill of ..; our brain is able to choose a … and select what we …
selective attention; focus; notice
(selective attention) the good news: we can focus our mental spotlight on a conversation even when other conversations are going on around us. this is known as the …
the bad news: we can … on a conversation while driving a car, putting the driver and passengers at risk
cocktail party effect; hyperfocus
