Crucial steps in the development of consciousness

Newman, Douglas (2006) Crucial steps in the development of consciousness. In: 10th annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, 23-26 June 2006, Oxford, England.

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Abstract

The first four steps in the development of human consciousness are identified. Each of these is related to the author's hypothesis that conscious content is generated by a self-referential process involving a self-model. The main conclusions are that the initial step is based on self-touch and that later steps involve a shift in motivation from sensory satisfaction to success.

Comments/Discussion

The article aims to show that identifying consciousness as a self-referential process provides a basis for understanding how it develops from birth.

Item Type:	ASSC Conference Item (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Development of consciousness, primacy of touch, self-reference, construction of a self-model, motivation by success
Disciplines:	Psychology
Topics:	Development
Article Type:	Theoretical
ID Code:	77
Deposited By:	Dr Douglas J Newman
Deposited On:	12 July 2006

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