Table of Contents

The Background.- Consciousness and Introspection.- Phenomenological Perspectives on Consciousness.- The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology.- Quantifying the Structures and Patterns of Consciousness.- The Instruments.- Development, Reliability, and Validity of the Phenomenology of Consciousness Questionnaire.- Development, Reliability, and Validity of the (Abbreviated) Dimensions of Consciousness Questionnaire.- The Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory.- Development, Reliability, and Validity of the Dimensions of Attention Questionnaire.- The Methodology.- Graphing Devices for the Retrospective Phenomenological Assessment Instruments.- Using Retrospective Phenomenological Assessment Instruments.- Applications.- The Trait of Absorption and Subjective Experience.- Using the PCI to Investigate Trait-State Aspects of Hypnosis and Several Stress Management Conditions.- The Differential Organization of the Structures of Consciousness during Hypnosis.- Predicting Hypnotic Susceptibility with the PCI.- Assessing an Out-of-the-Body Experience with the PCI and the DAQ.- Consciousness.