SLS20 Chapter 5 Part 1: Consciousness Flashcards
consciousness
A person’s subjective experience of the world and the mind
phenomenology
How things seem to the conscious person
problem of other minds
The fundamental difficulty we have in perceiving the consciousness of others
mind/body problem
The issue of how the mind is related to the brain and the body
dichotic listening
A task in which people wearing headphones hear different messages presented to each ear
cocktail party phenomenon
A phenomenon in which people tune in one message even while they filter out others
minimal consciousness
A low-level kind of sensory awareness and responsiveness that occurs when the mind inputs sensations and may output behavior
full consciousness
Consciousness in which you know and are able to report your mental state
self-consciousness
A distinct level of consciousness in which the person’s attention is drawn to the self as an object
mental control
The attempt to change conscious states of mind
thought suppression
The conscious avoidance of a thought
rebound effect of thought suppression
The tendency of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency following suppression
ironic processes of mental control
Mental processes that can produce ironic errors because monitoring for errors can itself produce them
dynamic unconscious
An active system encompassing a lifetime of hidden memories, the person’s deepest instincts and desires, and the person’s inner struggle to control these forces
repression
A mental process that removes unacceptable thoughts and memories from consciousness
