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Some criticize this notion of consciousness and argue that it should merely be called "access", rather than "access consciousness".<ref>Citation missing.</ref>
The above is defines a binary predicate referring to subjects, on the one hand, and phenomenal properties (<math>p</math>) on the other. It Alternatively, access consciousness can be defined as a unary predicate referring to mental states, where a mental state is (access) conscious if its content is available for rational thought and control of behavior. Intentional mental states can be conscious according to this conception, but also beliefs or sensory states such as sensations.<ref name="MetzingerLexikon" />
== Introspective consciousness ==
