Question 1

What types of awareness are included in the concept of consciousness?

Accepted Answer

awareness of internal and external stimuli

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awareness of internal stimuli, and awareness of thinking

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awareness of external stimuli, and perceptions of those external stimuli

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awareness of self, and awareness of internal stimuli

Question 2

What metaphor did William James use to describe the changing nature of consciousness?

Accepted Answer

<P>stream</P>

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partially submerged iceberg

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incomplete picture puzzle

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flower garden

Question 3

What is the relationship between attention and consciousness?

Accepted Answer

They may coexist, but you can have either one without the other.

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You may attend to something, or you may be conscious of it, but not both.

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You will be conscious only of things that you attend to.

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You can attend only to things that you are conscious of.

Question 4

There is evidence that people under surgical anesthesia occasionally hear and remember comments that were made during their surgeries. What does this evidence suggest?

Accepted Answer

People continue to maintain some awareness during times of unconsciousness.

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We have the ability to resist the effects of anesthesia.

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There is no difference between conscious and unconscious processes.

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Psychic abilities are more pronounced when certain types of drugs are administered.

Question 5

Which of the following types of tasks is likely to lead to mind-wandering?

Accepted Answer

walking to work, because it is a familiar task

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engaging in an argument, because it is a cognitive task

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looking for your keys, because it is a deliberate task

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learning to ride a bike, because it is a physical task

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