AOS 1
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shannonlgarner on February 14, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 States of consciousness | Our level of awareness of our internal state and external events |
| NWC | the states of consciousness associated with being awake and aware of our thoughts and the sensations we are experiencing from the outside world |
| ASC | Describes any state of consciousness that is distinctly different from NWC |
| Controlled processes | Actions that require a high level of conscious awareness, attention and mental effort |
| Automatic Processes | Actions that require little mental effort or conscious awareness and does not interfere with the performance of other tasks |
| Divided attention | Refers to the ability to distribute our attention and undertake two or more activities simultaneously |
| Selective attention | Selectively attending to certain stimuli while ignoring others |
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