The study of consciousness has been controversial in the field of psychology. This controversy stems primarily from the difficulty in measuring consciousness. Recently the field of psychology has seen a resurgence in this focus. To more fully understand the difficulty in studying this unique area access the article found in this folder entitled “The Possibility of a Science of Experience: An Examination of Some Conceptual Problems Facing the Study of Consciousness”. The three chief conceptual problems are:
Conceptual confusion.
Privacy.
Epiphenomenalism.
Read about each of these problem areas and summarize each in a 1 page paper.