AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Significantly more information is gathered by our conscious mind than our unconscious mind.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The subconscious mind is far more powerful than the conscious mind and can process huge quantities of information that come via your five senses and translate them back to your brain in the blink of an eye.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three levels of the mind model – conscious, subconscious, and unconscious. Briefly, consciousness defines our thoughts, actions, and awareness. Subconscious is defined as the reactions and actions we realized when we think of it. Unconscious is defined as the deep recesses of our past and memories.

Detailed explanation-3: -The unconscious mind is a reservoir of feelings, thoughts, urges, and memories that are outside of our conscious awareness. The unconscious contains contents that are unacceptable or unpleasant, such as feelings of pain, anxiety, or conflict.

Detailed explanation-4: -Freud was a psychodynamic psychologist who developed the theory of the unconscious mind. As humans, it is believed that we only have access to a maximum of 10% of our brains and the other 90% is inaccessible. Freud described the brains structure to resemble an iceberg, the 10% is what we see above the surface.

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