AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
material that is unconscious, but can be easily brought into awareness. Moves back & forth easily between conscious & unconscious.
A
Conscious mind
B
Preconscious mind
C
Unconscious mind
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The conscious mind involves thoughts that someone is aware of at any given moment. The preconscious mind involves things that can be brought into consciousness at any time. The unconscious mind includes the thoughts and feelings that exist outside of one’s conscious awareness.

Detailed explanation-2: -The preconscious consists of anything that could potentially be brought into the conscious mind. The conscious mind contains all of the thoughts, memories, feelings, and wishes of which we are aware at any given moment. This is the aspect of our mental processing that we can think and talk about rationally.

Detailed explanation-3: -level of consciousness brought to awareness is a preconscious activity; for example, one may not be thinking (conscious) of his address but readily recalls it when asked. Data that cannot be recalled with effort at a specific time but that later may be remembered are retained on an unconscious level.

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