Vocab
The awareness of things that are both inside and outside
Consciousness
scientists think that consciousness may be linked with measurable behaviors such as...
Talking and brain waves
Focusing on a particular stimulus
Selective Attention
agreed with James and wrote an article called “Psychology as the Behaviorist
John Watson
Nonconscious Level: things (biological functions) that occur without out full awareness.
Fingernails growing, hair growing, breathing
A person’s sense of self or sense of the world changes
Altered State of Consciousness
In 1904, William James wrote an article titled...
Does Consciousness Exist
he term consciousness is used in a variety of ways, what are 2 of them?
Sensory Awareness
Direct Inner Awareness
The Sense of Self That Each Person Experiences
Ideas are not in your awareness now, but you can recall them
Preconscious
What was the article "Does Consciousness Exist" question?
it questioned the value of studying consciousness because William James couldn't think of a scientific way to observe or measure another person’s consciousness.
Some altered states of consciousness are: (at least 3)
Sleep
Meditation
Biofeedback
hypnosis
Information that is stored that is unavailable to awareness in most circumstances
Unconscious