PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Classical Conditioning, Pleasant Dreams, Codeine
9 Dec 2013
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States of consciousness pattern of subjective experience a way of experiencing internal and external events. Altered state of consciousness variations from our normal working state. Ex: daydreaming or passing from wakefulness to sleep. Consciousness our moment-to-moment awareness of ourselves and our environment. Selective attention conscious awareness on some stimuli to the exclusion of others. Scientists must find a way to operationally define private inner states in terms of measurable responses. Freud human mind consists of 3 levels of awareness: The conscious mind contains thoughts, perceptions, and other mental events of which we are currently aware. The preconscious mental events that are outside current awareness, but can easily be recalled under certain conditions. Unconscious mind events that cannot be brought into conscious awareness under ordinary circumstances: some unconscious content is kept out of conscious awareness because it would arouse anxiety, guilt, or other negative emotions. Research supports freud"s general premise: non-conscious processes influence behaviour.
