Quantifying Consciousness: An Empirical ApproachThis book presents an approach to quantifying consciousness and its various states. It represents over ten years of work in developing, test ing, and researching the use of relatively simple self-report question naires in the retrospective assessment of subjective or phenomenologi cal experience. While the simplicity of the method allows for subjective experience to be reliably and validly assessed across various short stim ulus conditions, the flexibility of the approach allows the cognitive psy chologist, consciousness researcher, and mental health professional to quantify and statistically assess the phenomenological variables associ ated with various stimulus conditions, altered-state induction tech niques, and clinical procedures. The methodology allows the cognitive psychologist and mental health professional to comprehensively quantify the structures and pat terns of subjective experience dealing with imagery, attention, affect, volitional control, internal dialogue, and so forth to determine how these phenomenological structures might covary during such stimulus conditions as free association, a sexual fantasy, creative problem solving, or a panic attack. It allows for various phenomenological pro cesses to be reported, quantified, and statistically assessed in a rather comprehensive fashion that should help shed greater understanding on the nature of mind or consciousness. |
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... the book and intimates what future uses may evolve for this psychophenomenological approach to understanding the human mind . The Background I Consciousness and Introspection Historical Developments 1 INTRODUCTION 8 Introduction.
... the book and intimates what future uses may evolve for this psychophenomenological approach to understanding the human mind . The Background I Consciousness and Introspection Historical Developments 1 INTRODUCTION 8 Introduction.
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An Empirical Approach R.J. Pekala. The Background I Consciousness and Introspection Historical Developments 1 INTRODUCTION In 1879 the THE BACKGROUND.
An Empirical Approach R.J. Pekala. The Background I Consciousness and Introspection Historical Developments 1 INTRODUCTION In 1879 the THE BACKGROUND.
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... introspection , the process of engaging in and examining one's own thought processes and sensory experiences . Such a methodology sought , in short , to under- stand consciousness and its component processes . As outlined by Wundt , the ...
... introspection , the process of engaging in and examining one's own thought processes and sensory experiences . Such a methodology sought , in short , to under- stand consciousness and its component processes . As outlined by Wundt , the ...
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... introspection , or phenomenological assessment as contempo- rary introspection is now called , as a legitimate scientific methodology . CONSCIOUSNESS AND PHILOSOPHY The word " consciousness " comes from the Latin compound con- scius ...
... introspection , or phenomenological assessment as contempo- rary introspection is now called , as a legitimate scientific methodology . CONSCIOUSNESS AND PHILOSOPHY The word " consciousness " comes from the Latin compound con- scius ...
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... they also became inter- ested in how the mind attempts to bridge the gulf between mind and body when coming to know the external world . Locke , the father of British empiricism , held that Consciousness and Introspection 13.
... they also became inter- ested in how the mind attempts to bridge the gulf between mind and body when coming to know the external world . Locke , the father of British empiricism , held that Consciousness and Introspection 13.
Contents
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11 | |
Phenomenological Perspectives on Consciousness | 31 |
The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology | 53 |
Consciousness | 60 |
Consciousness and the Unconscious | 68 |
Development Reliability and Validity of | 91 |
41 | 98 |
Rationale for the Use of Retrospective Phenomenological | 208 |
Retrospective Phenomenological Assessment | 215 |
StimulusState Specificity | 225 |
A Note on Methodology as to Fundamental Structures | 233 |
Conclusions | 242 |
The Trait of Absorption and Subjective Experience | 245 |
From Classical to Contemporary Introspection | 256 |
Using the PCI to Investigate TraitState Aspects | 259 |
Reliability | 99 |
11 | 100 |
51 | 104 |
Development Reliability and Validity of | 113 |
19 | 120 |
Introduction | 127 |
Development Reliability and Validity of the Dimensions | 145 |
12222 | 152 |
Study 2 | 159 |
Graphing Devices for the Retrospective Phenomenological | 171 |
Icons | 192 |
Using Retrospective Phenomenological Assessment | 205 |
Study 2 | 268 |
Study 3 | 279 |
The Differential Organization of the Structures | 289 |
Study 2 | 302 |
Predicting Hypnotic Susceptibility with the PCI | 309 |
Assessing an OutoftheBody Experience with the | 333 |
Discussion | 340 |
Appendixes | 351 |
B DAQ Items as a Function of DAQ Dimensions Using | 357 |
References | 395 |
About the Author | 411 |
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A)DCQ absorption ADCQ altered experience ANOVA associated attention dimensions Attention Questionnaire average awareness baseline condition behavior biofeedback body image cluster analysis coefficient alpha cognitive cognitive psychology completed the PCI correlation matrices different stimulus conditions dimension intensity dimensions of consciousness erotica experienced eyes open eyes-open factor factor analysis greater alterations Harvard Group Scale Harvard Scale high susceptibles hypnosis hypnotic induction hypnotic susceptibility imagery amount individuals induction procedure intensity and pattern intensity scores internal dialogue introspection item-pairs Jennrich test Likert scale low susceptibles major dimensions medium memory negative affect nomenological PCI dimensions PCI sub)dimensions Pekala & Kumar perception phenomenological assessment phenomenological experience Phenomenology of Consciousness pips positive affect predicted procedural knowledge progressive relaxation psychology psygrams reference reliability index reported sciousness self-awareness significant differences significantly different Singer stimulus conditions stream of consciousness structures subjective experience subsystems suggests Tart tion variability variance volitional control