Consciousness

Consciousness is ...

• a constantly moving awareness of one's self and one's environment

• mysterious and difficult to define, measure, and study

• often debated in it's relationship to the brain vs the mind

• all those ideas are true about consciousness

The ability to focus awareness on specific features in the environment while ignoring others is termed as ________.

• sustained attention

• focused attention

• selective attention

• Stroop effect

Zara went out with her friends to a large gathering. She was trying to follow what her friend was telling her despite the loud noise from the crowd. Suddenly, she heard her name being called out from somewhere behind her. This led her to lose her entire focus on her current conversation with her friend; she became more aware of the conversations going on behind her and she repeatedly looked over her shoulder. Which of the following phenomena is responsible for Zara's actions?

• Sustained attention

• The cocktail party effect

• Inattentional blindness

• The Stroop effect

Conscious experiences come from ...

• sensory input

• our imaginations

• emotions and moods

• all of those those listed plus illness and brain abnormalities help to form consciousness

True or False? If you saw something happen AND were carefully studying what you saw as it was happening, you are likely able to recall what you saw correctly.

• True

• False

In psychology, dualism refers to ...

• the mind and brain being separate

• the mind and brain being the same

• consciousness and the mind being separate

• consciousness and the brain being the same

For us to be conscious of what is in our visual field, multiple brain areas in the ______________ are necessary.

• hippocampus

• cerebellum

• cerebral cortex

• brain stem

One type of consciousness is a bodily sense of self. Neuroscientific technology shows the ____________ region of the brain is active when one is conscious of their body being who they are.

• cerebral cortex

• hippocampus

• inferior parietal and occipital

• temporoparietal junction

True or False? Many psychologists believe the primary function of consciousness is to allow humans to predict our own behaviors.

• True

• False

If you are going to "trust your gut" when making a decision, it is best to use that method when you...

• only know a few factors that can be considered.

• know a large number of external factors related to the situation that must be considered simultaneously.

• have to make a quick but important decision

• feel the the conscious "gut feeling" throughout your body