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PSYCHOLOGY UVA | EXAM FINAL QUESTIONS
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Terms in this set (135)
Cartesian Theatre a mental screen or stage on which things
appear to be presented for viewing the
mind's eye
Hard problem of The difficulty of explaining how subjective
consciousness experience could ever rise
Phenomenology How things actually seem in the state of
consciousness in terms of quality of
experience
Homunculus problem Difficulty of explaining the experience of
consciousness by advocating another
internal self
Problems of other The fundamental difficulty we have in perceiving
minds the consciousness of others
Qualia Subjective experience we have as part of our
mental life
Materialism Philosophical position that mental states are a
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product of physical processes alone
Anthropomorphism The tendency to attribute human qualities to
nonhuman things
Mind-body problem The issues of how the mind is related to the
brain and body
Choice blindness When people are unaware of their
decision-making processes and justify a
choice as if it were already decided
Change blindness When people are unaware of significant event
changes that happen in full view
dichotic listening A task in which people wearing
headphones hear different messages
presented to each ear
cocktail party People tune in to one message even while they
phenomenon filter out others nearby.
minimal A low level of awareness that occurs
consciousness when the mind inputs sensations and may
output behavior
full consciousness Consciousness in which you know and are able
to report your mental state
self-consciousness A distinct level of consciousness in which
the person's attention is drawn to the self
as an object.
daydreaming A state of consciousness in which a
seemingly purposeless flow of thoughts
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PSYCHOLOGY UVA | EXAM FINAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (135)
Cartesian Theatre a mental screen or stage on which things
appear to be presented for viewing the
mind's eye
Hard problem of The difficulty of explaining how subjective
consciousness experience could ever rise
Phenomenology How things actually seem in the state of
consciousness in terms of quality of
experience
Homunculus problem Difficulty of explaining the experience of
consciousness by advocating another
internal self
Problems of other The fundamental difficulty we have in perceiving
minds the consciousness of others
Qualia Subjective experience we have as part of our
mental life
Materialism Philosophical position that mental states are a
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product of physical processes alone
Anthropomorphism The tendency to attribute human qualities to
nonhuman things
Mind-body problem The issues of how the mind is related to the
brain and body
Choice blindness When people are unaware of their
decision-making processes and justify a
choice as if it were already decided
Change blindness When people are unaware of significant event
changes that happen in full view
dichotic listening A task in which people wearing
headphones hear different messages
presented to each ear
cocktail party People tune in to one message even while they
phenomenon filter out others nearby.
minimal A low level of awareness that occurs
consciousness when the mind inputs sensations and may
output behavior
full consciousness Consciousness in which you know and are able
to report your mental state
self-consciousness A distinct level of consciousness in which
the person's attention is drawn to the self
as an object.
daydreaming A state of consciousness in which a
seemingly purposeless flow of thoughts
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