Test 2 Flashcards
consciousness
individuals awareness of external events and internal sensations under condition of arousal
awareness
that of the self and thoughts about one’s experiences
qualia
the way it feels to experience mental states
arousal
physiological state of being engaged with the environment
theory of mind
individuals understanding that they and others think, feel, perceive and have private experiences
where is awareness in the brain
prefrontal cortex
higher level consciousness
individuals actively focus their efforts on attaining a goal (most alert state)
controlled processes
the most alert state of human consciousness
executive functioning
higher order, complex cognitive processes
what falls into higher level consciousness?
- controlled processes
- executive functioning
lower level consciousness
automatic processing that requires little attention
what falls into lower level consciousness?
- automatic processes
- daydreaming
automatic processes
state of consciousness that requires little attention and don’t interfere with other activities
daydreaming
similar to dreaming but while we are awake
altered state of consciousness
produced by drugs, trauma, fatigue and possibly hypnosis
what falls under altered states of consciousness?
- subconscious awareness
- waking subconscious awareness
- incubation
subconscious awareness
brain activity which occurs without disrupting awareness
waking subconscious awareness
a subconscious connection between ideas is so strong that it rises into awareness
incubation
the subconscious processing that leads to a solution after a break from conscious thought about the problem
no awareness
freuds belief that some unconscious thoughts have too much negative emotion around them for consciousness to admit them
unconscious
someone who has been knocked out or anaesthetised or who has fallen into a deep unconscious state
unconscious thought
reservoir of unacceptable wishes, feelings and thoughts that are beyond conscious awareness
sleep
natural state of rest for the body and mind that involves reversible loss of consciousness
biological rhythms
periodic physiological fluctuations in the body