A+ psych notes
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Psychology [1]
Chapter 2: States of consciousness Characteristics of consciousness 3/8/11 VCE Psychology Units 3 & 4 Introducing consciousness ?? Consciousness has many variations ?there are lots of different levels of awareness as well as variations in the way individuals experience them. ?? There is no precise location for each state of consciousness? consciousness should rather be viewed as a continuum. ?? Despite the lack of definition between these states, there are qualities that distinguish between different states of consciousness. 3/8/11 How to measure? ?? Consciousness is referred to as a psychological construct. ?? What is a psychological construct? 3/8/11 Determining state of consciousness Individual information provided Behaviour