Psychology -- Chapter 5 -- Consciousness

Consciousness is

• the ability to solve problems, reason, and remember.

• the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.

• effortless encoding of incidental information into memory.

• our awareness of ourselves and our environment.

The simultaneous processing of information at both conscious and unconscious levels is called

• the cocktail party effect.

• the pop-out phenomenon.

• dual processing.

• neuroadaptation.

Although many experienced drivers cannot accurately explain how they do it, most know how to turn successfully from a left to a right lane of traffic. This best illustrates the value of

• REM rebound.

• blindsight.

• hypnagogic sensations.

• unconscious processing.

Our inability to consciously process all the sensory information available to us at any single point in time best illustrates the necessity of

• circadian rhythms.

• selective attention.

• REM rebound.

• hypnagogic sensations.

June's correct solution of a novel arithmetic problem was simultaneously facilitated by unconscious inferences and the conscious application of mathematical principles. This best illustrates the value of

• neuroadaptation.

• a biopsychological approach.

• dual processing.

• hypnagogic sensations.

Circadian rhythm refers to

• the pattern of emotional ups and downs we routinely experience.

• a pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle.

• the experience of sleep apnea following a lengthy transoceanic flight.

• the cycle of four distinct stages that we experience during a normal night's sleep.

Most college students are “owls,” with performance ________ across the day. Most older adults are “larks,” with performance ________ as the day progresses.

• improving; declining

• declining; improving

• declining; staying the same

• staying the same; declining

A periodic, natural loss of consciousness that involves distinct stages is known as

• the circadian rhythm.

• narcolepsy.

• dissociation.

• sleep.

Sensory experiences that occur without an external sensory stimulus are called

• night terrors

• neuroadaptations.

• dissociations.

• hallucinations.

The occasional experience of sleep paralysis is most likely as you awaken from

• NREM-1 sleep.

• NREM-2 sleep.

• NREM-3 sleep.

• REM sleep.