PSY200- CHAPTER 5- CONSCIOUSNESS Questions
and Answers (100% Correct Answers)
consciousness
Ans: A person's subjective experience of the world and the mind
phenomenology
Ans: How things seem to the conscious person.
problem of other minds
Ans: The fundamental difficulty we have in perceiving the consciousness of others.
mind-body problem
Ans: The issue of how the mind is related to the brain and body
cocktail-party phenomenon
Ans: A phenomenon in which people tune in one message even while they filter out
others nearby.
dichotic listening
Ans: A task in which people wearing headphones hear different messages presented
to each ear.
minimal consciousness
Ans: A low-level kind of sensory awareness and responsiveness that occurs when the
mind inputs sensations and may output behavior.
full consciousness
Ans: Consciousness in which you know and are able to report your mental state.
self-consciousness
Ans: A distinct level of consciousness in which the person's attention is drawn to
the self as an object.
mental control
Ans: The attempt to change conscious states of mind.
thought suppression
Ans: The conscious avoidance of a thought.
rebound effect of thought suppression
Ans: The tendency of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency
following suppression.