Concept Quiz 5.1

Question 1

Which of the following phrases describes the different mental states of students in your class, whether it can be drowsy, full of energy, or somewhere in-between?

Answer 1

State of awareness

Question 2

What aspect of consciousness describes Corrina’s awareness of both her textbook material and the other conversation?

Answer 2

Content awareness

Question 3

From an evolutionary perspective, why is the conscious awareness of ongoing sensations advantageous for animals?

Answer 3

It provides the opportunity to choose responses rather than to respond instinctively

Question 4

Consciousness requires complex interactions between the cerebral cortex and the ____.

Answer 4

Thalamus

Question 5

Which brain structure is responsible for raising or lowering the thresholds of conscious awareness?

Answer 5

Reticular Formation

Question 6

What aspect of consciousness has Chantal not reached yet?

Answer 6

Self-awareness

Question 7

Being conscious means to know or to be aware of _____, both internally and in the world around us.

Answer 7

Ongoing experiences

Question 8

Some researchers restrict the possibility of self-aware consciousness to species that ____.

Answer 8

Exhibit complex social behaviors

Question 9

Which of the following is a possible explanation for why animals have evolved to have various states of alertness?

Answer 9

Sleep allows animals to repair their bodies and conserve energy

Question 10

Activity in the ___ of the brain corresponds to mind wandering, thinking about the self, and preparing for conscious thought.

Answer 10

Default mode network (DMN)

Question 11

Among the brain structures that are believed to participate in consciousness are the cerebral cortex, thalamus, and _____.

Answer 11

Reticular formation

Question 12

Which of the following is a correct statement about the default mode network (DMN) in brain?

Answer 12

It maintains unconscious activity that prepares the brain for conscious thought