Week 2 to Week 11 Reading Summary

This flashcard set covers key concepts related to the readings from week 2 to week 11, focusing on mental imagery, belief, imagination, and the structure of memory.

Lucid Dreaming

A state of consciousness in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming and may have some control over the dream.

Hallucination

An experience involving the perception of something not present in the environment, which can blur the line between imagination and reality.

Aphantasia

The inability to visualize images in one's mind, affecting imaginative capacity and emotional coping.

Hyperphantasia

An extreme ability to visualize images vividly, often linked to emotional responses.

Single Code Theory (SCT)

A theory positing that cognitive mechanisms for belief and imagination use the same representational code, leading to similar emotional responses.

Imaginative Resistance

The phenomenon where individuals resist believing in morally deviant scenarios presented in fiction due to personal ethical standards.

Episodic Memory

The ability to mentally reconstruct and recall specific personal experiences, often with emotional context.

Qualitative Memory

The aspect of memory that captures the qualitative nature of experiences, such as the sensation of pain.

Simulation View of Dreaming

The perspective that dreams are immersive mental experiences that combine perception-like structure with imagination-like generation.

Causal Connection in Memory

The link that must exist between a person's experience of an event and their memory of that event, emphasizing the difference between memory and imagination.

Conative Engagement

The desire or motivation experienced while engaging with works of fiction, which can be difficult to explain.

Introspection

The examination of one's own thoughts and feelings, often cited as unreliable in philosophical debates regarding mental imagery.

Imagination as Justified Justifiers

The concept that imaginings can justify beliefs, provided they are based on constraining beliefs that have assertoric force.