AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur simultaneously with and yet separately form other thoughts is called
A
narcolepsy.
B
dissociation.
C
paradoxical sleep.
D
posthypnotic suggestion.
E
withdrawal.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others is called: dissociation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Divided consciousness is a term coined by Ernest Hilgard to define a psychological state in which one’s consciousness is split into distinct components, possibly during hypnosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dissociation:a split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dissociation is a split in the mind in which there can be two independent streams of consciousness occurring at the same time, allowing some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others.

Detailed explanation-5: -Consequently, it seems reasonable to differentiate the following four dimensions of consciousness: the phenomenological, the semantic, the physiological, and the functional (adapted from Jonkisz, 2012, 2015).

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