Sensation, Perception, and Consciousness Review

What Gestalt Principle is this?

• Closure

• Figure-Ground

• Similarity

• Proximity

What Gestalt Principle is this?

• Closure

• Figure-Ground

• Similarity

• Continuity

What Gestalt Principle is this?

• Closure

• Figure-Ground

• Similarity

• Continuity

Sensation is:

• The amount of senses you have

• The intake of information through sensory organs that's the same for everyone

• How you interpret information taken in by senses

• How long it takes you process information

Perception is:

• The intake of information through sensory organs that's the same for everyone

• Vestibular + Kinesthetic Senses

• How long it takes you to process information

• How you interpret information taken in by senses

What did William James theorize about consciousness?

• Human consciousness has multiple "channels"

• Human consciousness is their sensation and perception

• Humans have a "stream of consciousness"

• Animals have a conscious mind

What did Daniel Dennett theorize about consciousness?

• Human Consciousness is their sensation and perception

• Humans have a "stream of consciousness"

• Animals have a conscious mind

• Human consciousness has multiple "channels"

What is the definition of consciousness in psychology?

• A stream of consciousness

• Your sensory adaptations and how you process information

• Conscious processing and focusing

• Your awareness of the world and everything going on in your head

What is the key to a successful hypnotic state?

• The subject must be young

• The subject must have normal brain functioning

• The subject must be willing to be hypnotized

• The subject must be in a suggestible state

What is a benefit of meditation?