Week 5 L1 consciousness Flashcards
Consciousness
we typically consider someone conscious is they are awake and aware
Levels of awareness
High awareness, drifting consciousness, divided consciousness, dimmed consciousness and altered states
Attention and consciousness
attention is the process of focusing conscious awareness
Cocktail party effect
Suggests that we implicitly process more info than reaches consciousness
Mindwandering
most likely to occur when we are engaged in repetitive tasks with low demands
Inattentional blindess
Failure of awareness because you are focusing your attention elsewhere
Change blindness
occurs when a stimulus undergoes change without the observer noticing
Function of unconsciousness
fast, efficient processing
functions of Consciousness
Breaking away from automaticity, monitoring inner and outer experience, to prevent/ solve problems
How to measure wakefulness
if eyes are open
how to measure awareness
mindful attention or awareness scale
Circadian rhythms
cyclical biological clocks that evolved around the daily cycles of light and dark
Stages of sleep
beta/alpha waves, theta waves, delta waves, mostly delta waves and rem sleep
Beta/alpha waves
awake
Theta waves
stage 1 and 2 of sleep- sleep spindles
Delta waves
stage 3 of sleep- slow wave sleep
Mostly delta waves
stage 4 of sleep- slow wave sleep
Rem sleep
Where most dreaming occurs
why we sleep
protective, energy conservative, restorative and memory consolidation
why we dream
wish fulfilment, problem solving, activation synthesis hypothesis, memory colsolidation
Hypnosis
in a state of deep relaxation and suggestibility
Psychoactive drugs
operate on the nervous system to alter mental activity
terminology of psychoactive drugs
physical dependence, psychological dependence and drug tolerance
physical dependence
use is necessary to prevent withdrawal symptoms
