Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Mirror Test, Preconscious, Relate

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mark Holden

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Name and briefly describe the 4 characteristics of. Can reflect on what we are feeling, thinking, seeing. Self-report: describe your thoughts/feelings , most common method, pro: direct insight into subjective experiences, con: cannot be verified (not objective) Physiological measures: eeg, fmri, relate bodily states and mental processes. Use eeg to identify stages of sleep: pro: objective, con: tells us nothing about the subjective experience; must infer mental state. Behavioural measures: ex. the rouge test self recognition, pro: objective, con: again, must infer mental state (or conscious) Name and briefly describe freud"s 3 levels of consciousness. Give examples: thoughts, perceptions, and other mental events of which. Preconscious: mental events not currently in awareness, but can be easily. Think about your best friend when you were a child recalled (or focused on) Unconscious: cannot be brought into the conscious mind under ordinary circumstances. Name and briefly describe the levels of consciousness from the cognitive viewpoint. Automatic processing: conscious thought effort, voluntary, ex.