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Memory in the Real World

Memory in the Real World . Chapter 12 Consciousness. Definitions. Sentience—subjective experience Access to information—ability to report on mental experience Self-knowledge—whether organism can know itself and its impact on world. Problems with consciousness. Absence seizures

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Memory in the Real World

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  1. Memory in the Real World Chapter 12 Consciousness

  2. Definitions • Sentience—subjective experience • Access to information—ability to report on mental experience • Self-knowledge—whether organism can know itself and its impact on world

  3. Problems with consciousness • Absence seizures • Drug-related experiences • Split-brain individuals • Blindsight

  4. Cognitive feelings • Tip of the tongue phenomenon • Familiarity • Recollection • Feeling of knowing • Aha! Eureka! • Uncertainty • Ease of processing

  5. General principles • Pp. 334-335 comment related to principle 1: we are better at metamemory than at metacomprehension

  6. Metacognition • Systemic awareness—knowing how your memory system works • Epistemic awareness—knowing what we know • Online awareness—monitoring ongoing processes (as in prospective memory)

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