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Properties of Consciousness
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Properties of Consciousness
Consciousness is:
- subjective and private - nobody else can directly know what reality is like for you
- dynamic or transient - it is constantly changing
- unified - it integrates information from all of our senses
- intentional - it is directed towards or about something
- self-reflective - it is inherently centered on our individual selves
- connected with selective attention - determining which parts of our world are selected for us to pay attention to
Practice: Properties of Consciousness
Consciousness being ______ means that it integrates information from all of our sensory processes