Module 1.5A

Question 1

Consciousness

Answer 1

Our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment.

Question 2

Cognitive Neuroscience

Answer 2

The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (Thinking, knowing, remembering, communicating)

Question 3

Dual Processing

Answer 3

The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks.

Question 4

Parallel Processing

Answer 4

Processing multiple aspects of a stimulus or problem simultaneously.

Question 5

Sequential Processing

Answer 5

Processing one aspect of a stimulus or problem at a time; generally used to process new information or to solve difficult problems.