PSY 1001 1st Ediiton Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture I Views of Sleep II Stages of Sleep III Dreaming A Freudian approaches B Other hypotheses C Problem solving during dreaming Outline of Current Lecture I What is Consciousness A Freud B Modern views C Altered states II What are we aware of A Attention B The fate of the unattended C Consequences of the spotlight Current Lecture I What is Consciousness A Freud 1 Conscious processes 2 Preconscious processes can become conscious These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 3 Unconscious processes can t become conscious to painful or anxiety producing 4 We are motivated to be unware of some thought memories 5 Unconscious items are repressed B Modern views 1 Consciousness refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts memories feelings and environment 2 We have mental systems that operate on an unconscious level a For example perception operates outside of consciousness b Some processes become automatic C Altered states II 1 Coma 2 Hypnosis 3 Meditation 4 Intense sports 5 Religious experiences playing music video games 6 Drug or medication induced states 7 Hallucination 8 Near Death Experiences What are we aware of A Attention 1 Attention involves selection some things are attended to 2 Attention is like a spotlight 3 We become aware of attended thoughts or objects 4 Multitasking a Dual task interference b Multitaskers do worse at task switching B The fate of the unattended 1 If you don t pay attention to something it doesn t enter memory and you are unaware of it 2 Exceptions Highly familiar items a Your name cocktail party effect b Familiar words Stroop effect C Consequences of the spotlight 1 Relationship issues 2 Problems at school 3 Problems at the work place
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