Question 1

Conscious experiences can include which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning a task during the waking state 
B)  Dreaming during rapid eye movement REM) sleep 
C)  Voluntary control of attention 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Planning a task during the waking state 
B)  Dreaming during rapid eye movement REM) sleep 
C)  Voluntary control of attention 
D)  All of the above D

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example of the 'chattering' brain analogy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhythmic activity across a large number of people such as football fans performing 'the wave' at a football game 
B)  Local synchrony such as a conversation between two individuals in a football arena combined with global randomness lack of global synchrony) as there are hundreds of such local conversations that are not linked to each other 
C)  Global synchrony such as all of the fans in a football arena cheering at the same time when a goal is scored 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Rhythmic activity across a large number of people such as football fans performing 'the wave' at a football game 
B)  Local synchrony such as a conversation between two individuals in a football arena combined with global randomness lack of global synchrony) as there are hundreds of such local conversations that are not linked to each other 
C)  Global synchrony such as all of the fans in a football arena cheering at the same time when a goal is scored 
D)  All of the above. B

Question 3

An important aspect of the waking state is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Most tasks are consciously mediated, involving attention and working memory processes 
B)  Includes both conscious and unconscious processes 
C)  Has tasks with both reportable and non-reportable components 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Most tasks are consciously mediated, involving attention and working memory processes 
B)  Includes both conscious and unconscious processes 
C)  Has tasks with both reportable and non-reportable components 
D)  All of the above D

Question 4

Which of the following are major functions of the conscious state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rapid adaption to new situations 
B)  Limited capacity for competing sensory information such as two people speaking to you at the same time 
C)  Voluntary decision making 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Rapid adaption to new situations 
B)  Limited capacity for competing sensory information such as two people speaking to you at the same time 
C)  Voluntary decision making 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the description by Laureys 2005) of two separable aspects of consciousness in a healthy person:

Accepted Answer

A)  Levels of awareness can vary but levels of attention remain constant 
B)  Levels of attention can vary but levels of wakefulness remain constant 
C)  Levels of awareness and levels of attention are always balanced across the three global states 
D)  Levels of attention and levels of wakefulness can vary across the three global states 
A)  Levels of awareness can vary but levels of attention remain constant 
B)  Levels of attention can vary but levels of wakefulness remain constant 
C)  Levels of awareness and levels of attention are always balanced across the three global states 
D)  Levels of attention and levels of wakefulness can vary across the three global states

Question 6

Are voluntary attention and consciousness the same processes or separable?

Accepted Answer

Common sense makes a distinction between

Question 7

The key difference between voluntary 'top-down' attention and automatic 'bottom-up' attention is:

Accepted Answer

A)  You can consciously control automatic attention but not voluntary attention 
B)  You can consciously control voluntary attention but not automatic attention 
C)  Both voluntary and automatic attention are controlled by executive processes 
D)  None of the above 
A)  You can consciously control automatic attention but not voluntary attention 
B)  You can consciously control voluntary attention but not automatic attention 
C)  Both voluntary and automatic attention are controlled by executive processes 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

Three global brain states described are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Waking, sleeping, and dreaming 
B)  Alert, drowsy, and sleepy 
C)  Conscious, unconscious, and dreaming 
D)  Voluntary, involuntary, and executive attention 
A)  Waking, sleeping, and dreaming 
B)  Alert, drowsy, and sleepy 
C)  Conscious, unconscious, and dreaming 
D)  Voluntary, involuntary, and executive attention

Question 9

According to the theater analogy for the Global Workspace Theory proposed by Baars, the spotlight on the stage of the theater represents:

Accepted Answer

A)  Voluntary attention 
B)  The contents of consciousness 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Unconscious processes 
A)  Voluntary attention 
B)  The contents of consciousness 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Unconscious processes

Question 10

According to the theater analogy for the Global Workspace Theory proposed by Baars, the stage of the theater represents:

Accepted Answer

A)  Voluntary attention 
B)  The contents of consciousness 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Unconscious processes 
A)  Voluntary attention 
B)  The contents of consciousness 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Unconscious processes

Question 11

Which of the following is true of executive control processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They occur during the waking state 
B)  They are mediated by the basal ganglia 
C)  They are generally nonconscious 
D)  All of the above 
A)  They occur during the waking state 
B)  They are mediated by the basal ganglia 
C)  They are generally nonconscious 
D)  All of the above

Conscious experiences can include which of the following:

Which of the following is the best example of the 'chattering' brain analogy?

An important aspect of the waking state is that:

Which of the following are major functions of the conscious state?

Which of the following is true of the description by Laureys 2005) of two separable aspects of consciousness in a healthy person:

Are voluntary attention and consciousness the same processes or separable?

The key difference between voluntary 'top-down' attention and automatic 'bottom-up' attention is:

Three global brain states described are:

According to the theater analogy for the Global Workspace Theory proposed by Baars, the spotlight on the stage of the theater represents:

According to the theater analogy for the Global Workspace Theory proposed by Baars, the stage of the theater represents:

Which of the following is true of executive control processes?

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Exam 8: The Brain Is Conscious

Conscious experiences can include which of the following:

Which of the following is the best example of the 'chattering' brain analogy?

An important aspect of the waking state is that:

Which of the following are major functions of the conscious state?

Which of the following is true of the description by Laureys 2005) of two separable aspects of consciousness in a healthy person:

Are voluntary attention and consciousness the same processes or separable?

The key difference between voluntary 'top-down' attention and automatic 'bottom-up' attention is:

Three global brain states described are:

According to the theater analogy for the Global Workspace Theory proposed by Baars, the spotlight on the stage of the theater represents:

According to the theater analogy for the Global Workspace Theory proposed by Baars, the stage of the theater represents:

Which of the following is true of executive control processes?

A Framework for Mind and Brain

The Brain

Observing the Brain

The Art of Seeing

Sound, Speech, and Music Perception

Language and Thought

Learning and Remembering

Decisions, Goals, and Actions

Social Cognition

Feelings

Sleep and Levels of Consciousness

Disorders of Consciousness

Growing up

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