PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Gerald Goldberg, Jenkin Ngo, Yin Mok

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Introduction to psychology 1010 lecture 6 consciousness - it is the awareness of the internal and external stimulus. We have to be selective about what"s important to us in order to function. Two types of mind wondering- tuning out and zoning out. The problem with it is that it interrupts the way in taking in information in a way we will remember it or meaningful way. If we do(cid:374)"t re(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)er what we said its (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause we did(cid:374)"t take it i(cid:374) a (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)gful way. Research shows the more you mind wonder the less happy u are. Mind wondering and the fault network of the brain -video. Unconscious when you"re (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g logi(cid:272)al a(cid:374)d ratio(cid:374)al, (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) thi(cid:374)gs (cid:373)ight gra(cid:271) your atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) (cid:373)ore than it deserves. William james- consciousness seems to be something that allows us to come with ideas and organize thoughts. It is an interplay of many parts of the brain.