AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Non-conscious-Descriptive of bodily processes, such as the growing of hair, which we are not aware
A
False
B
True
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Descriptive of bodily process, such as growing hair, of which we cannot become conscious; we may “recognize” that our hair is growing, but we cannot directly experience the biological process. Strong slow brain waves usually emitted during stage 4 sleep.

Detailed explanation-2: -Circulation of blood is an example of a nonconscious process.

Detailed explanation-3: -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).

Detailed explanation-4: -The three levels of awareness in human consciousness which are divided by Freud: the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious.

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