BEHV1018 HUMAN BEHAVIOUR week 5 P1

Flashcards about consciousness, altered states, and the human mind.

Consciousness

A fundamental mystery of science describing the myriad of experiences produced by the brain.

Experience of Consciousness

Highly individual, intimate to oneself, and seemingly unique.

Consciousness (general state of mind)

Refers to whether you are awake or bored; awareness of experiencing a particular state.

Consciousness (specific contents)

Refers to being conscious of auditory and visual stimuli; awareness of some kind of thing.

Pre-conscious Thoughts and Memories

Readily accessible but usually only come to awareness as needed.

Unattended Information

Information in your current situation that is not in conscious awareness but could enter awareness under the right circumstances.

The Unconscious

Mind-body functions that are more hidden (Freud's favorite place).

Repression (psychodynamic psychology)

Actively keeping wishes, fears, memories, and emotions away from conscious access.

Subliminal Presentation

Stimuli presented below the threshold of conscious awareness that can still affect our behavior.

Blindsight

Damage to the visual cortex results in a person having subjective blindness, yet information is still able to travel through the visual system.

Blindness Denial (Anton Syndrome)

Individuals are seemingly unaware that they are in fact blind; they deny their visual impairment and persist in behaving as if they can actually see.

Consciousness (subjective experience)

The subjective experience of being in the world; the stable experience of what it feels like to be you.

Functional Consciousness

Helping us to maintain homeostasis by responding to challenges in our day-to-day life.

Volitional/Intentional/Executive Control

Control we have over our thought and behavior.

Attention

A big part of consciousness that includes a range of non-conscious processing and cognitive processes that filter, select, and interpret information.

Top-Down Processing

Perception and interpretation of information is guided by our prior knowledge, expectations, or the context in which we're working.

Bottom-Up Processing

Sensory information guides our perception and interpretation.

Exterior Reception

Processing information external to us, from the world and environment.

Interoception

Processing information from our own body and mind.