states of consciousness

Question 1

Sleep

Answer 1

A state marked by relatively low levels of physical activity and reduced sensory awareness that is distinct from periods of rest that occur during wakefulness.

Question 2

Attention

Answer 2

cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things.

Question 3

Three types of consciousness

Answer 3

1. awareness of sensory qualities, awareness of things, awareness of self.

Question 4

Hypnosis

Answer 4

state of extreme self-focus and attention in which minimal attention is given to external stimuli.

Question 5

Components of bringing someone into suggestibility associated with hypnosis

Answer 5

1. participant is guided to focus on one thing.

Question 6

Dissociation view

Answer 6

hypnosis is effectively a dissociated state of consciousness.

Question 7

Social-cognitive theory

Answer 7

people in hypnotic states as performing the social role of hypnotised person

Question 8

meditation

Answer 8

act of focusing on a single target to increase awareness of the moment. `

Question 9

Unilateral neglect

Answer 9

ignoring half of a persons visual field.

Question 10

Balint’s syndrome

Answer 10

spatial disorder of attention that typically results following bilateral parietal damage.

Question 11

Blindsight

Answer 11

phenomenon in which people are cortically blind respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them.

Question 12

conscious

Answer 12

mental events

Question 13

preconscious

Answer 13

mental events that can be brought into awareness.

Question 14

Unconscious

Answer 14

mental events that are inaccessible to awareness or actively kept out of awareness.

Question 15

Thought suppression

Answer 15

conscious process where you actively choose not to think about something.