Chapter 5 Vocab Flashcards
consciousness
A person’s subjective experience of the world and the mind
phenomenology
How things seem to the conscious person.
problem of other minds
The fundamental difficulty we have in perceiving the consciousness of others.
mind/body problem
The issue of how the mind is related to the brain and body.
cocktail party phenomenon
A phenomenon in which people tune in one message even while they filter out others nearby.
minimal consciousness
A low-level kind of sensory awareness and responsiveness that occurs when the mind inputs sensations and may output behavior.
full consciousness
Consciousness in which you know and are able to report your mental state.
self-consciousness
A distinct level of consciousness in which the person’s attention is drawn to the self as an object.
mental control
The attempt to change conscious states of mind.
thought suppression
The conscious avoidance of a thought.
rebound effect of thought suppression
The tendency of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency following suppression.
ironic processes of mental control
Mental processes that can produce ironic errors because monitoring for errors can itself produce them.
dynamic unconscious
An active system encompassing a lifetime of hidden memories, the person’s deepest instincts and desires, and the person’s inner struggle to control these forces.
repression
A mental process that removes unacceptable thoughts and memories from consciousness
cognitive unconscious
The mental processes that give rise to the person’s thoughts, choices, emotions, and behavior even though they are not experienced by the person.