PSYC 1F90 Study Guide - Final Guide: Central Nervous System, Drain Cleaner, Short-Term Memory
13 Jan 2016
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Consciousness: mental awareness of sensations, perceptions, memories and feelings (waking consciousness is a state of clear, organized alertness which allows us to perceive events, times and places as real and meaningful) First person consciousness: being aware of you while also being aware that you are conscious. Third person consciousness: awareness of mental thoughts, but not a total awareness that the consciousness possessed is in fact. You, for example the ancient greeks viewed consciousness as external audio. Altered state of consciousness: a condition of awareness distinctly different in quality or pattern from waking consciousness (effected by fatigue, drugs, hypnosis, sensory overload, monotonous stimulation, unusual physical conditions, sensory deprivation) Hypnosis: an altered state of consciousness characterized by narrowed attention and increased suggestibility. Mediation: a mental exercise for producing relaxation and heightened awareness, includes concentrative mediation (attend to a single point), or mindfulness mediation (widen attention to full awareness) and usually requires a repetition of an internal stimulus or a mantra.
