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8.1.6: Outside Resources

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    App: Visual illusions for the iPhone.
    https://apps.apple.com/au/app/optical-illusion-hypnosis/id1198253298
    Book: A wonderful book about how little we know about ourselves: Wilson, T. D. (2004). Strangers to ourselves. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
    http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674013827
    Book: Another wonderful book about free will—or its absence?: Wegner, D. M. (2002). The illusion of conscious will. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
    https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/illusion-conscious-will
    Information on alcoholism, alcohol abuse, and treatment:
    http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/support-treatment
    The American Psychological Association has information on getting a good night’s sleep as well as on sleep disorders
    http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sleep-disorders.aspx
    The LSD simulator: This simulator uses optical illusions to simulate the halluginogenic experience of LSD. Simply follow the instructions in this two minute video. After looking away you may see the world around you in a warped or pulsating way similar to the effects of LSD. The effect is temporary and will disappear in about a minute.

    The National Sleep Foundation is a non-profit with videos on insomnia, sleep training in children, and other topics
    https://sleepfoundation.org/video-library
    Video: An artist who periodically took LSD and drew self-portraits:
    http://www.openculture.com/2013/10/artist-draws-nine-portraits-on-lsd-during-1950s-research-experiment.html
    Video: An interesting video on attention:
    http://www.dansimons.com/videos.html
    Video: Clip on out-of-body experiences induced using virtual reality.

    Video: Clip on the rubber hand illusion, from the BBC science series "Horizon."

    Video: Demonstration of motion-induced blindness - Look steadily at the blue moving pattern. One or more of the yellow spots may disappear:

    Video: Imaging the Brain, Reading the Mind - A talk by Marsel Mesulam.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp_LXwZns6Q
    Video: Lucas Handwerker – a stage hypnotist discusses the therapeutic aspects of hypnosis:

    Video: Ted Talk - Simon Lewis: Don't take consciousness for granted
    http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_lewis_don_t_take_consciousness_for_granted.html
    Video: TED Talk on Dream Research:

    Video: The mind-body problem - An interview with Ned Block:

    Want a quick demonstration of priming? (Want a quick demonstration of how powerful these effects can be? Check out:

    Web: A good overview of priming:
    http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Priming_(psychology)
    Web: Definitions of Consciousness:
    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-consciousness/
    Web: Learn more about motion-induced blindness on Michael Bach\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s website:
    http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot-mib/index.html

    Discussion Questions

    1. If someone were in a coma after an accident, and you wanted to better understand how “conscious” or aware s/he were, how might you go about it?
    2. What are some of the factors in daily life that interfere with people’s ability to get adequate sleep? What interferes with your sleep?
    3. How frequently do you remember your dreams? Do you have recurring images or themes in your dreams? Why do you think that is?
    4. Consider times when you fantasize or let your mind wander? Describe these times: are you more likely to be alone or with others? Are there certain activities you engage in that seem particularly prone to daydreaming?
    5. A number of traditional societies use consciousness altering substances in ceremonies. Why do you think they do this?
    6. Do you think attitudes toward drug use are changing over time? If so, how? Why do you think these changes occur?
    7. Students in high school and college are increasingly using stimulants such as Adderol as study aids and “performance enhancers.” What is your opinion of this trend?

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