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UVA PSYCHOLOGY: CONCIOUSNESS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED
A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (90)
Conciousness a person's subjective experience of the world
and the mind
Cartesian Theater a mental screen or stage on which things
appear to be presented for viewing by
the mind's eye
Hard problem of Difficulty of explaining how subjective
conciousness experiences arise
Phenomenonology how things seem to the conscious person
Difficulty of explaining the experience of
Homunculus problem consciousness by advocating another
internal self
"Mini me in my head"
Free will Ability to change and choose what we do
Qualia Subjective experiences we have as part of our
mental life
Materialism Position that mental states are a product of
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physical systems alone
Anthropomorphism Attributing non human characteristics to non
human things
Experience: People judge minds according to capacity
for it, pain, pleasure, consciousness,
anger and fear
Agency People judge minds according to capacity
for it, ability to plan, control memory or
thought
mind-body problem A fundamental psychological issue: Are
mind and body separate and distinct, or
is the mind simply the physical brain's
subjective experience?
Pineal gland endocrine gland equipped to integrate
neuronal networks responsible for
consciousness
choice blindness Refers to ways in which people are blind
to their own choices and preferences,
justify choice as if it were already
decided
Intentionality Basic stage of consciousness, quality of being
directed towards an object
Change blindness failing to notice changes in the environment
Unity Basic stage of consciousness, resistance
to division(harder to focus when we're
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UVA PSYCHOLOGY: CONCIOUSNESS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED
A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (90)
Conciousness a person's subjective experience of the world
and the mind
Cartesian Theater a mental screen or stage on which things
appear to be presented for viewing by
the mind's eye
Hard problem of Difficulty of explaining how subjective
conciousness experiences arise
Phenomenonology how things seem to the conscious person
Difficulty of explaining the experience of
Homunculus problem consciousness by advocating another
internal self
"Mini me in my head"
Free will Ability to change and choose what we do
Qualia Subjective experiences we have as part of our
mental life
Materialism Position that mental states are a product of
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physical systems alone
Anthropomorphism Attributing non human characteristics to non
human things
Experience: People judge minds according to capacity
for it, pain, pleasure, consciousness,
anger and fear
Agency People judge minds according to capacity
for it, ability to plan, control memory or
thought
mind-body problem A fundamental psychological issue: Are
mind and body separate and distinct, or
is the mind simply the physical brain's
subjective experience?
Pineal gland endocrine gland equipped to integrate
neuronal networks responsible for
consciousness
choice blindness Refers to ways in which people are blind
to their own choices and preferences,
justify choice as if it were already
decided
Intentionality Basic stage of consciousness, quality of being
directed towards an object
Change blindness failing to notice changes in the environment
Unity Basic stage of consciousness, resistance
to division(harder to focus when we're
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