Module 7 | Brain States and Consciousness Exam Questions & Answers

Module 7 | Brain States and
Consciousness Exam Questions &
Answers

consciousness - ANSWER-our awareness of ourselves and our environment


cognitive neuroscience - ANSWER-the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked
with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory and language)



dual processing - ANSWER-the principle that information is often simultaneously
processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks



blindsight - ANSWER-a condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus
without consciously experiencing it



selective attention - ANSWER-the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular
stimulus



inattentional blindness - ANSWER-failing to see visible objects when our attention is
directed elsewhere



change blindness - ANSWER-failing to notice changes in the environment