Psychological Science, 3e: W. W. Norton StudySpace

How Is the Conscious Mind Experienced?

• Consciousness Is a Subjective Experience
• There Are Variations in Conscious Experience
• Splitting the Brain Splits the Conscious Mind
• Unconscious Processing Influences Behavior
• Brain Activity Produces Consciousness

What Is Sleep?

• Sleep Is an Altered State of Consciousness
• Sleep Is an Adaptive Behavior
• Sleep and Wakefulness Are Regulated by Multiple Neural Mechanisms
• People Dream while Sleeping

What Is Altered Consciousness?

• Hypnosis Is Induced through Suggestion
• Meditation Produces Relaxation
• People Can Lose Themselves in Activities

How Do Drugs Affect Consciousness?

• People Use—and Abuse—Many Psychoactive Drugs
• Critical Thinking Skill: Providing Examples of Slippery Slope Thinking
• Alcohol Is the Most Widely Abused Drug
• Critical Thinking Skill: Showing How Circular Reasoning Is a Misuse of Operational Definitions
• Addiction Has Psychological and Physical Aspects

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