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Phenomenology |
How things seem to the conscious person |
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Problem of other minds |
The fundamental difficulty we have in perceiving the consciousness of others A zombie refers to a hypothetical scenario where a person is just saying they are conscious when in reality, they are experiencing nothing |
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The mind-body problem |
ReneDescartes proposed the mind and body are separate, with the mind having itseffects on the body through the pituitary gland. However, this is an endocrinegland rather than a nerve structure so this is not likely |
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Four basic principles of consciousness |
intentionality unity selectivity transience |
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intentionality |
The quality of being directed toward an object Consciousness is always about something |
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unity |
the ability to integrate senses form all parts of the body into one coherent whole |
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selectivity |
the ability to include some information, but not others the cocktail-party hypothesis |
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transience |
the ability to change over time consciousness has a limited capacity, so some information will have to leave |
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levels of consciousness |
minimal consciousness full consciousness self consciousness |
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minimal consciousness |
a low sensory consciousness that is responsive to sensory input without brain activity |
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full consiousness |
awareness of one's consciousness and able to report on one's conscious state |
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self consciousness |
the person's consciousness is drawn to one's self as an object |
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mental control |
thought suppression: the conscious avoidance of thought the effect of thought suppression: the ability of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency following thought suppression |
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theory of ironic monitor |
ironic errors occur because the mental processes that monitors errors can also produce them |
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freudian unconscious |
the dynamic unconscious repression |
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the dynamic unconscious |
an active system encompassing a lifetime of hidden memories and desires ie. feeling rage towards something you shouldn't according to social standards |
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repression |
removes unwanted thoughts and memories into the unconscious |
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cognitive unconscious |
Allthe mental processes that give rise to one's thoughts, choices, emotions, andbehaviour even though they are not experienced by the person subliminal perception; subliminal advertising mental butler; ie. enemy loses movement calibration - ie. receiving a cup |
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hypnogogic state |
pre-sleep consciousness |
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circadian rhythem |
a naturally occurring 24 hour cycle |
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stages of sleep |
the first stage: alpha waves turn into theta waves second stage of sleep: spindles and k complexes third and fourth stages of sleep: slow wave sleep; delta waves fifth stage of sleep: REM sleep; at this point, the mind is as active as it is when waking |
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types of insomnia |
self-induced insomnia: staying up late studying secondary insomnia: cause by anxiety, overthinking primary insomnia: idiopathic |
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sleep apnea |
temporary blockage in the larynx during sleep causes snoring; most people remain undiagnosed |
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somnambulism |
sleepwalking |
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Narcolepsy |
sudden sleep attack |
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dream theories |
freudian theory suggests manifest content is a smoke screen for latent content activation-synthesis model suggests dreams occur when the brain is trying to make sense of neural activity in the brain |
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types of psychoactive drugs |
stimulants depressants narcotics hallucinogens marijuana |
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stimulants |
excite the CNS, heightening arousal and activity levels ie. cocaine |
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depressants |
substances that reduce activity in the CNS increases GABA which inhibits neural impulses ie. alcohol |
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narcotics |
highly addictive drugs form opium poppy that relieve pain |
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hallucinogens |
drugs that alter sensation and perception |
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marijuanna |
a plant whose leafs contain a psychoactive element THC |
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expectancy theory |
suggests people will be influenced depending on what they expect will influence them ie. seeing someone turn aggressive at the bar might make you aggressive as well |
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balanced-placebo design |
behavior is observed in the presence or absence of a stimulus as well as the presence or absence of a placebo stimulus |
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alcohol myopia |
proposes alcohol hampers attention, therefore people will respond to complex situations in simpler ways when under the influence |
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the stroop effect |
people presented with the word "red" in the colour green will say green hypnotized people tend to do better |
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Id, superego, and ego |
id - basic drives: sexual desire and hunger superego - learning, moral compass. does not depend on situation, just general ego - who we are, balancing the unrealistic demands of the id and superego |
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freudian slips |
accidentally slipping out information you meant to suppress |
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Fourmechanisms of drug addiction |
Presynaptic membrane Post-synaptic membrane Synaptic breakdown Synaptic reuptake |
