Unit 4: Consciousness TEST REVIEW

What is the definition of consciousness (awareness)?

• A person's ability to sleep deeply

• A person's awareness of everything that is going on around him or her at any given moment, which is used to organize behavior

• A person's ability to remember past events

• A person's ability to dream

Most people's time is in _______ consciousness, where thoughts, feelings, sensations are clear/organized, and they feel alert.

• waking

• dream

• altered

• unconscious

What is the key word associated with consciousness according to the worksheet?

• Awareness

• Memory

• Perception

• Emotion

Consciousness relates to everyday actions and decisions, such as solving homework or picking out a shirt, by:

• Allowing us to be aware of our choices and reasoning behind them.

• Making decisions automatically without any awareness.

• Preventing us from making any decisions at all.

• Ensuring all actions are based on instinct rather than thought.

The state of consciousness characterized by high levels of awareness, behavior, and thought is called _________.

• Conscious

• Unconscious

• Subconscious

• Dream

The level of consciousness composed of Preconscious, Unconscious, and Nonconscious; 'under the surface' of awareness is called _________.

• Subconscious

• Conscious

• Cognitive

• Alert

Items we can access from long-term memory are part of the _________ (Part of Subconscious).

• Preconscious

• Unconscious

• Conscious

• Nonconscious

Hidden memories that influence behavior but can never be known to the conscious mind are part of the _________ (Part of Subconscious).

• Unconscious

• Preconscious

• Conscious

• Cognitive

The state when mental processing occurs outside conscious awareness (e.g., controlling heart rate, respiration, and temperature) is called _________ (Part of Subconscious).

• Nonconscious

• Preconscious

• Conscious

• Unconscious

According to Freud's Iceberg Theory, which part of the mind represents our immediate awareness?

• Conscious mind

• Preconscious mind

• Unconscious mind

• Subconscious mind