PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Sexual Dysfunction, Shift Work, Circadian Clock
9 Dec 2012
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Unit 7 (chapter 6) consciousness, sleeping, dreaming, hypnosis, drugs study guide. State of consciousness a subjective experience and how someone experiences external & internal events. Altered state of consciousness variations from our normal waking state. Our awareness of the present moment of ourselves and environment. Subjective and private (no one else knows what reality is for you) Self reports allow insight into subject"s mind, but not verifiable. Physiological measures (eeg recordings) find correspondence between body and mind. Behavioural measures (eg. rouge test) are objective, however one must infer the subject"s state of mind. Controlled (effortful) processing is the voluntary use of attention & effort (eg. planning a vacation, studying) Automatic processing involves little/no conscious effort (eg. eating, driving, typing) Disadvantage: decreased chance of finding new solutions to problems; less flexible. Advantage: less time consuming, less mental exertion. Advantage: do >1 thing w/o overwhelming mental capacity.
