AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Consciousness can be defined as the awareness of our own thoughts, feelings and perceptions (internal events) and our surroundings (external stimuli) at any given moment. It creates our reality (what we believe to be real and happening at this moment) and is central to our sense of self.

Detailed explanation-2: -Consciousness describes our awareness of internal and external stimuli. Awareness of internal stimuli includes feeling pain, hunger, thirst, sleepiness, and being aware of our thoughts and emotions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cambridge Dictionary defines consciousness as “the state of understanding and realizing something.” The Oxford Living Dictionary defines consciousness as “The state of being aware of and responsive to one’s surroundings.", “A person’s awareness or perception of something."

Detailed explanation-4: -: the quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself. : the state or fact of being conscious of an external object, state, or fact. : awareness. especially : concern for some social or political cause.

Detailed explanation-5: -So, awareness is the ability of your brain to process real-world data, consciousness is the ability of your brain to make sense of data. Consciousness is the cognition and emotion combined with the awareness.