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 Consciousness and Behavior Fourth Edition
Benjamin Wallace and Leslie E. Fisher
Now available from Waveland Press, this leading
text presents an enlightened departure from the traditional study of psychology
and behavior. Wallace and Fisher view consciousness as “the processing of
information at various levels of awareness”: wakefulness (unaltered state of
awareness); differentiated waking states (altered states of awareness, e.g.,
drug-induced); and sleep. People can easily compare experiences that occur
during their wakeful level of consciousness. However, when consciousness shifts
to one of the other levels, communication may break down. Each person may
experience these levels of consciousness in a different way, making it difficult
for researchers to develop adequate scientific procedures for assessing and
describing levels of consciousness. In this fascinating study, the authors
survey general theories of consciousness and provide an overview of physiology
and the associated research technology in the study of consciousness. The topics
covered include controversial yet popular areas of psychology that are typically
neglected or given little if any attention in traditional course offerings.
Readers are not required to have prerequisite knowledge of psychology to benefit
from the insights presented in this timely, versatile text. $28.95 list, 297 pages 10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-296-2 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-296-9 © 1999 Table of Contents
1. Introduction 8. Sensory Deprivation
9. Parapsychology |