PSY 1001 1nd Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture I Views of sleep a Restorative b Preservation c Memory Consolidation II Stages of sleep a Identifying stages b Sleep to learn III Dreaming a Freudian approaches b Other hypotheses c Problem solving during dreaming Outline of Current Lecture I What is consciousness a 2 aspects b Freud c Modern views d Altered states II What are we aware of a Attention b The fate of the unattended Current Lecture I What is Consciousness a William James defined psychology as the description and explanation of states of consciousness b 2 aspects of consciousness i Monitoring ourselves and our external environment so that we can be aware of certain things ii Controlling ourselves starting and stopping behavior based on our plans and goals c Need forebrain don t know specific place d Freud i Conscious processes being aware 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 II ii Preconscious processes can become conscious iii Unconscious processes can t become conscious too painful or anxiety producing iv We re motivated to be unaware of some thoughts memories v Unconscious items are repressed vi Problem if your mind can repress a painful thought or memory doesn t this imply that some part of your mind is aware of that thought or memory e Modern views i Consciousness refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts memories feelings sensations and environment ii Cognitive unconscious 1 We have mental systems that operate on an unconscious level 2 For example perception operates outside of consciousness we don t have to think about seeing or tasting 3 Some processes become automatic f Altered States i A lot of research is going on to study altered states ii Examples coma hypnosis meditation intense sports flow experiencelose track of time forget about your problems and fail to notice other things going on religious experiences playing music video games flow experience drug or medication induced states hallucinations near death experiences out of body experiences What are we aware of a Attention i Attention involves selection some things are attended to ii Attention is like a spotlight iii We become aware of attended thoughts or objects iv Examples crowded party can only attend to one conversation 1 Dichotic listening task hear 2 different things in each ear can only report back info from one ear b The fate of the unattended i Inattentional blindness ii Inattentional amnesia iii E g change blindness