EDITION EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ phenomenology. Answer: the study of how things seem to the
conscious person
◉ problem of other minds. Answer: the fundamental difficulty we have
in perceiving the consciousness of others
◉ mind-body problem. Answer: the issue of how the mind is related to
the brain and body
◉ dichotic listening. Answer: a task in which people wearing
headphones hear different messages presented to each ear
◉ cocktail-party phenomenon. Answer: a phenomenon in which people
tune in one message even while they filter out others nearby
◉ minimal consciousness. Answer: a low-level kind of sensory
awareness and responsiveness that occurs when the mind inputs
sensations and may output behaviour
, ◉ full consciousness. Answer: a level of consciousness in which you
know and are able to report your mental state
◉ self-cosnciousness. Answer: a distinct level of consciousness in which
the person's attention is drawn to the self as an object
◉ disorder of consciousness. Answer: unable to demonstrate full
consciousness or self-consciousness
◉ coma. Answer: state of profound unconsciousness, vegetative state
after severe brain trauma
◉ vegetative state. Answer: a state of minimal consciousness in which
the eyes might be open, but the person is otherwise unresponsive
◉ locked-in syndrome. Answer: Condition in which a patient is aware
and awake but cannot move or communicate verbally because of
complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles except the eyes
◉ mental control. Answer: the attempt to change conscious states of
mind
◉ thought suppression. Answer: the conscious avoidance of a thought