Consciousness and Behavior Exam with Questions and Answers

Consciousness and Behavior Exam with Questions and Answers What are the 2 parts of consciousness? ANSWER 1) States of consciousness 2) Conscious experiences What are states of consciousness and what are the 3 types? ANSWER Levels of alertness; 1) Awake 2) Drowsy 3) Asleep What are conscious experiences? ANSWER Experiences a person is aware of - either internal or external What are the 2 ways to determine a state of consciousness? ANSWER 1) By behavior 2) By the pattern of brain activity What tool can be used to identify the different states of consciousness? ANSWER ElectroEncephaloGram (EEG) How does an EEG work? ANSWER Detects electrical activity (= neural activity) in the brain and depicts it as brain waves What are the 4 types of brain wave patterns (rhythms)? ANSWER 1) Alpha 2) Beta