ITP: CH10.1-10.2

other dots to flash on and off, rapidly

the interfering stimulus follows it.

a phenomenon in which a later stimulus blocks the perception of an earlier one.

Consciousness, Dictionary Definition

• the subjective experience of perceiving oneself and one’s surroundings.

• If a cooperative person reports being conscious (aware) of one stimulus and not of another, then he or she was conscious of the first and not the second.

Consciousness, operational definition

• the subjective experience of perceiving oneself and one’s surroundings.

• If a cooperative person reports being conscious (aware) of one stimulus and not of another, then he or she was conscious of the first and not the second.

. The alternation between seeing the pattern in the left retina and

the pattern in the right retina

a word or other stimulus appears on the

screen for a fraction of a second, preceded and/or

followed by an interfering stimulus.

the brain shows no activity and no response to any stimulus.

A state caused by traumatic brain damage, the brain shows a steady

but low level of activity and no response to any stimulus

A state marked by limited responsiveness, such as increased heart rate in response to pain.

A state in which people have brief periods of purposeful actions and speech comprehension