PSYC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Nicotine, Hashish, Knockout Mouse
1 Apr 2015
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Our awareness of internal and external stimuli (events, internal sensations, thoughts etc. ) is constantly changing. Recognized by william james in 1902, when he discussed the stream of consciousness , and endless flow of ideas. Sigmund freud was also interested in consciousness, particularly in what was going on just below the surface of the stream. He was one of the first theorists to recognize that consciousness is not an all-or- none phenomenon, rather there are levels of awareness. Sleep and dreaming researchers also showed that awareness is different during sleep and dreaming, but mental processes occur that are quite similar to waking thought and surprisingly sophisticated. Mind wandering controlled and automatic processes unconscious thought effects. Probably the most important question in psychology. Definitions of consciousness- term is used loosely and includes a range of concepts. Conscious experience is caused by the activity of the brain. Can change conscious experience by changing the timing of physical sensations.
