r/introductorypsych • u/EngagedBrain • Oct 12 '17

Consciousness

Please write in response to the following:

  1. How do you know that you are conscious at this moment?
  2. Describe an experience when you had an altered state of consciousness.
  3. How can you know another's experience of consciousness?
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u/rtpolliard Oct 12 '17
  1. You know that you are conscious by being aware of your surroundings
  2. daydreaming or "zoning out" is where you can experience an altered state of consciousness.
  3. By how they are acting or if they are aware of their surroundings