Term 1: Introduction to Psychology and Consciousness, Quizzes of Psychology

Download Term 1: Introduction to Psychology and Consciousness and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Consciousness DEFINITION 1 awareness of mental processes such as perception, thinking and remembering. TERM 2 Cocktail Party Phenomenon DEFINITION 2 ability to pay attention to a foreground conversation despite the sounds of background noise and conversation TERM 3 Inattention Blindness DEFINITION 3 possible failure to perceive something when attention is diverted TERM 4 3 Components of Personality DEFINITION 4 IdEgoSuperego TERM 5 Id DEFINITION 5 instinctual sexual or aggressive energy, works according to the pleasure principle, irrational and selfish (I WANT) TERM 6 Ego DEFINITION 6 acts as a manager trying to satisfy the needs of of id in accordance with what is realistic and moral. (what people actually see) TERM 7 Superego DEFINITION 7 ideals, morals, conscience (angel) TERM 8 3 Mental Systems of Consciousness DEFINITION 8 ConsciousPrecociousUnconscious TERM 9 Conscious DEFINITION 9 process by which a person is aware TERM 10 Preconscious DEFINITION 10 processing not presently conscious; could be quickly accessed and moved to the conscious mind