AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Awareness of ourself and our environment is:
A
unconscious
B
consciousness
C
preconscious
D
existence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Consciousness:our awareness of ourselves and our environment. Preconscious:something that is not in our conscious, but can be easily pulled into consciousness, such as memories. Unconscious:according to Sigmund Freud, it’s a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories.

Detailed explanation-2: -Consciousness is our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment. Consciousness is functional because we use it to reason logically, to plan activities, and to monitor our progress toward the goals we set for ourselves. Consciousness has been central to many theories of psychology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Consciousness and Awareness Consciousness is a cognitive and dualistic process, whereas awareness is nondual, spontaneous, and nonlocal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Consciousness is your individual awareness of your unique thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations, and environments. Essentially, your consciousness is your awareness of yourself and the world around you. This awareness is subjective and unique to you.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sigmund Freud divided human consciousness into three levels of awareness: the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. Each of these levels corresponds and overlaps with his ideas of the id, ego, and superego.

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