Unit 3B: Consciousness Flashcards
William James
Introduce the stream of consciousness which refers to the float in the conscious mind. He believes the consciousness was a stream of thought.
Consciousness
Our awareness of ourselves and our environment. The process of evaluating the environment and filtering this information through the mind will being aware of this process.
Robert Sternberg
Team did a mental ability, created to help us adapt to the world and establish our personal identity. Mental reality that we create to adapt to the world. Consciousness is monitoring ourselves and how we respond to our environment
Levels of consciousness
The measurement of a person’s arouse ability and responsiveness to stimuli from the environment
Conscious
Awareness or perception of an inward psychological or spiritual fact: intuitively perceive knowledge of something in one’s inner self. Level that we are currently aware of.
Non-conscious
Controlled by the mind; part of us is aware of it but we are not aware of it taking place. Consciousness of our body; heart beating, eating, peeing. It keeps us alive
Preconscious
Consists of information we are not currently aware of but have easy access to for example things in your memory.
Subconscious (subliminal)
Beneath the surface; deals with information we are not aware of the processes the information so fast we know it exists. Such as when you meet someone you subconsciously react to their gender, race, and appearance
Mere exposure effect
Our tendency to prefer previously seen people or things. A psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar to them
Priming
Associating things with things you already know. And increased sensitivity to certain stimuli due to prior experience. Because priming is believed took her outside conscious awareness it is different from memory that relies on the direct retrieval of information.
Tip of the tongue phenomenon
When information is available but difficult to access
Unconscious
Information that was stored but it’s too difficult to deal with so we repress them. The Fradian slip: when you say something you didn’t mean to but you really did.
Daydreams and walking fantasies
A constructive part of everybody’s repertoire of behaviors. Daydreams can help us prepare for future events by keeping us aware of our unfinished business and giving us the chance to monthly rehearsed. Fantasies enhance creativity of scientists writers and artists. It also nurses social and cognitive development in children.
Sleep
The irresistible tempter to whom we inevitably succumb: the mantle that covers human thought: sweet, renewing, mysterious sleep
Biological rhythms
Periodic physiological fluctuations affecting human functioning. Annual cycles 28 day cycle’s 24-hour cycles and 90 minutes cycles all are all biological rhythm
Circadian rhythm
Biological clock or a schedule of when we wake and when you sleep
Awake stage
More stressed=bigger alpha waves
Stage one
Consists of light sleep which lasts up to five minutes, you may experience fantastic images, resembling hallucinations. You may have a sensation of falling a floating weightless sleep. The waves fluctuate between alpha, beta, data; this is called sleep onset
Stage two
A more relaxed deep sleep, characterized by the periodic a period of sleep spindles-bursts of rapid rhythmic brainwave activity. Total lasts up to about 20 minutes and the skeletal muscles begin to relax
Stage III and four
A transitional stage in which the brain him it’s large, slow delta waves stage III consists of deep sleep and it is difficult to wake people up during the stage. Both stages three and four last for about 30 minutes children tend to sleepwalker what the bed at the end of the stages in stage for the body begins to replenish itself and fortifies the immune system
REM sleep
Rapid eye movement sleep, a reoccurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep, because the muscles are relaxed except for minor twitches but other body systems are active. Brain waves look like the awake stage the states left about 100 minutes throughout the night; 600 hours a year; 100,000 dreams in a lifetime
Reasons for sleep
Number one: protective role in evolution number two: recuperate and restore body tissue number three-the brain repairs and organize itself; consolidates memories number four-link to pituitary growth hormone for kids
Sleep debt
The cumulative amount of sleep lost from insufficient sleep, regardless of cause. Do you mount to sleep you know yourself from insufficient sleep
Insomnia
Reoccurring problems and falling or staying asleep. Exercise and regular sleep patterns may aid insomnia. 10 to 15% of adults complaining of insomnia. It is usually temporary but can because by stress alcohol and caffeine
Narcolepsy
A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer many laps directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times. Only lasts a few minutes but can cause people to get their drivers licenses evoked due to danger.
Sleep apnea
A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessation of breathing during sleep. Stops breathing for about half a minute, they wake up this morning and trying to breathe. Usually an older fat man. Can happen up to 100 times a night.
Sleepwalking AKA somnambulism
Walking while you’re sleeping. Usually happens in stages three or four of sleep.
Night terrors
A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occurred during stage for sleep, within two or three hours falling asleep, and are seldom remembered
Dreams
A sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind. Mostly ordinary events, but involve anxiety rather than try amp or achievement.
