PSYC 2000 Chapter : PSYCH Chapter 4 Outline
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What is consciousness and what creatures experience it: operational definition: awareness and alert to ones surroundings, problematic use of awareness b/c does not satisfy as a critical component of consciousness, rene decarte: french philosopher who proposed. Dualism the pressure of matter, and nonmatter: william james: american psychologist/physician/philosopher stream of consciousness, the i and self, similar to what we think of as the soul or mind. Tend to me mystical but not religious: sigmund freud: austrian, neural correlates: consciousness arises from the brain not the soul. An integration of various brain regions and cognitive abilities: implications: consciousness is not dichotomous (i. e. on or off), but dimensional degrees of consciousness. Animals are conscious, humans show varying levels of consciousness, and computers can potentially be conscious. Daniel dennett: american philosopher and cognitive scientist university of tufts. Consciousness is a subjective state, the experience or feeling of being aware. Electroencephalography (eeg): measures electrical changes in the cortex through the skin and scalp.
