Module 7: Consciousness

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 (including perception, thinking, memory, and language).

Question 3

Selective Attention

Answer 3

the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus.

Question 4

Inattentional Blindness

Answer 4

failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere.

Question 5

Change Blindness

Answer 5

failing to notice changes in the environment; a form of inattentional blindness.

Question 6

Dual Processing

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Blindsight

Answer 7

a condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it.

Question 8

Parallel Processing

Answer 8

processing many aspects of a stimulus or problem at once.

Question 9

Sequential Processing

Answer 9

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