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e for there to be something that it is like to experience a representational perceptual state This view however has been recently questioned on the basis of some alleged counterevidence In this paper we survey some of the most important recent 64257n. 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 . :. Hypnosis. Hypnosis . Today’s Goal:. Discuss theories of hypnosis, noting the behavior of hypnotized people and claims regarding its uses.. What is hypnosis?. Hypnotist makes suggestions about perceptions, thoughts, feelings, behaviors that a subject follows. Uriah Kriegel University of Arizona Handbook of Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science (pp. 195-217). Amsterdam: North-Holland, 2006. Abstract. The purpose of this chapter is twofold. The p IAT355. Mar 3, 2017. Slides by Lyn Bartram. Attention | IAT 355 | . Mar 3, 2017. This is a useful topic. Understand why you can get students to shut their devices in class . . Complaints about inattentive and distracting behaviour . 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. Chapter 4. Ciccarelli. and White. Introductory Psychology Spring 2014. What is Consciousness . Content Consciousness vs Phenomenal Consciousness. A person’s awareness of everything that is going on around him/her at any given moment, which is used to organize behavior. 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. 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. : our level of . awareness. about ourselves and the environment. .. Your awareness of external events. Your awareness of internal sensations. Your awareness of yourself as a unique being having these experiences. Cognitive Neuroscience. David Eagleman. Jonathan . Downar. Chapter Outline. Awareness Requires Attention. Approaches to Studying Attention and Awareness. Neural Mechanisms of Attention and Awareness. Divided Attention. Selective Attention. Theories of Attention. Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention. Consciousness. 1. Attention. 2. Definitions of Attention. Concentration of mental resources. Allocation of mental resources. Span . of . Attention/Apprehension. Distraction of . Attention. Distraction of Attention ​. Fluctuation of Attention. Division of . Attention. Attending to more than one act at a time is known as division of attention. In such situations, we will divide our attention towards more than one act.. behaviour. ?. Dot Point #1: The consciousness continuum . consciousness as a . psychological construct . that . varies along a continuum. , broadly . categorised. into . normal waking . consciousness .