PPT-Chapter 5: States of Consciousness

What is Consciousness Consciousness awareness of ourselves and our environment The awareness varies depending on our attention to the task at hand Ex driving Consciousness and Information Processing. Rene Descartes. . Reasoned that the mind is a non-physical entity (i.e. A soul), whereas the body is a physical, fleshy structure (i.e. Matter). He believed mind and body interacted through the pineal gland (a structure near the centre of the . Modules 7-10. AP Psychology. Ms. C. Fahey. Module 7: The Brain & Consciousness. Consciousness: . The process underlying the mental model we create of the world of which we are aware.. It is also a part of the mind from which we can potentially retrieve a fact, an idea, an emotion, or a memory and combine it with critical thinking.. Year 12 Psychology Unit 3 – The Conscious Self. Area of Study 1: Mind, Brain and Body. Chapter 2 . (pages 96 to 131). States of Consciousness. Level of awareness of our internal state & external events. This determines how much of this information we take in & respond to.. Software Agent. 2009. 04. 09. Seunghyun Lee. David Gamez, . Consciousness and Cognition . vol.17, pp.. 887-910, 2007. Contents. Introduction. Classification of Machine Consciousness. MC1, MC2, MC3, and MC4. Biological rhythms. Sleep Cycle. nREM. and REM sleep. Sleep theories. The Study of Consciousness. Does consciousness exist?. Many psychologists believed it did not.. Today, many believe it does. Linked with behaviors (talking) and brain waves. Zahbia. . Sarfraz. Lahore School of Economics. PSYCHOLOGY – SSC 210. A state of awareness of:. The sights and sounds of the outside world. Our feelings. Our thoughts. Our own consciousness . Consciousness is:. Sleeping, dreaming, hypnotizing, meditating, and…drugging?. SECTION 1: SLEEP AND DREAMS. Sleep is an essential state of consciousness. It involves stages and periods of dreaming. CONSCIOUSNESS. Def: a state of awareness, including a person’s feelings, sensations, ideas, and perceptions. Agonist Molecule Mimics . Drugs Prevent . Proper Reuptake. Drugs and Consciousness. Continued use of psychoactive drugs can lead to tolerance. Diminishing effect with regular use of the same drug requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. fishing for selves . How many . subjects of experience . is a split-brain subject? . Question. Approach. A split-brain subject, S, is . two . subjects of experience, R and L,. because a split-brain subject dual qua . Dream Experiment. Is it possible to successfully plan your dreams?. All students will keep a record of their dreams. Half of the students will write the following in their journal. A brief account of their day (1 paragraph). Sleep Journal. Researchers are still exploring the reason for sleep and dreaming. Consider what would be lost and gained if the need for sleep were eliminated.. Over the next five days you will be keeping a sleep journal. Drugs and Consciousness. Continued use of psychoactive drugs can lead to tolerance. Diminishing effect with regular use of the same drug requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. What is it?. Our awareness of ourselves and our environment. Some types of consciousness occur spontaneously. Daydreaming. Drowsiness - sleep. Dreaming. Some types of consciousness are Physiologically Induced. Agenda:. Do Now-HW quiz, review your reading. Notes. Activity. AP Psychology: Unit . 4. Psychology. :. Consciousness . Topic. : States of Consciousness. Activity. : . Fact or Falsehood?. Consciousness has an unlimited capacity.