Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness

A brief dictionary
2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-539377-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 261 g

Although it was treated respectfully by early researchers such as Wilhelm Wundt, William James, and Edward Titchener, the concept of consciousness virtually disappeared from academic psychology until the 1980s, when it made a triumphant return to the behavioural sciences and reappeared as a legitimate subject of empirical study. There is, however, no succinct handbook or dictionary covering the most important experimental phenomena and research paradigms that have become the psychophysical basis for the modern empirical study of consciousness. This volume provides the first systematic listing and description of the typical experimental phenomena and effects where consciousness appears as a variable of interest. The authors describe the names and labels of these phenomena, the principal authors behind the respective research, the basic experimental designs needed to produce research, and provide a list of useful references that will help readers to expand and deepen their own knowledge of the consciousness.

Zielgruppe

Valuable reference tool for undergraduates, graduate students, library, and professional researchers at all levels in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy who are investigating consciousness, cognition, perception, and attention.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Bewusstseinszustände
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Selection Criteria for Dictionary Terms

- Dictionary

- Additional Terms

- Name Index

- Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Talis Bachmann: studied psychology at the University of Tartu, Estonia. He has Ph.D.-level degrees in psychology and in psychophysiology. He is a full-time professor at the University of Tartu and is internationally known for his research in perception, attention, and consciousness.

Bruno Breitmeyer: is Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston. He studied mathematics at the University of Illinois and received his Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University in 1972.

Haluk Ögmen: obtained his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Université Laval, Québec, Canada.