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mULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Psychologists refer to the state of awareness of ourselves : 1231207
mULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Psychologists refer to the state of awareness of ourselves and the world around us as
A)attention.
B)multitasking.
C)consciousness.
D)mindfulness.
E)perception.
2.Dr. James Williams, a psychology professor, was speaking to his class about his current state of awareness. In all likelihood he was speaking about the process of
A)divided attention.
B)multitasking.
C)perception.
D)mindfulness.
E)consciousness.
3. According to the early psychologist William James, consciousness can best be described as
A)the collection of chopped-up bits of mental experience
B)a fixed state of mental contents.
C)a stream of thoughts.
D)our perception of objects in our visual field.
E)the difference between our thoughts and our experiences of the world.
4. In comparing consciousness to an ever-flowing river, the early psychologist William James was making the point that consciousness involves
A)a stream of thoughts.
B)a constant flow of excitations.
C)changing perceptions of objects we perceive.
D)our perception of objects in our visual field.
E)the change from moment to moment of our inner needs.
5.Regarding consciousness, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Waking consciousness changes regularly throughout the day, ranging from focused awareness to divided consciousness to drifting consciousness.
B)Research on multitasking generally supports the common perception that “To do two things at once is to do neither.”
C)Negative ways of thinking act like mental filters in one’s consciousness that can skew how a person interprets and reacts to events in their lives.
D)Drifting consciousness often leads to daydreaming.
E)Since altered states of consciousness are produced by taking drugs, people should avoid attempting to change their states of consciousness.
6.Who is generally regarded as the father of American psychology and recognized for his contributions to the study of consciousness?
A)Wilhelm Wundt
B)Sigmund Freud
C)William James
D)Alan Rechtschaffen
E)Ernest Hilgard
7.Wylene is able to pay attention to street signs as she drives her pick-up truck, but is not aware of noises coming from the street and other vehicles. Wylene’s experience is an example of
A)focused awareness.
B)drifting consciousness.
C)conscious attention.
D)focused consciousness.
E)deep unconsciousness.
8.Jonathan is in a state of focused awareness while he studies for his final exams. Jonathan’s consciousness can be described as all but which of the following?
A)fully alert
B)divided attention
C)wide awake
D)completely engrossed in his task
E)paying little attention to distracting internal stimuli
9.Samantha simultaneously performs two different tasks, each of which demands some level of attention. Samantha’s state of consciousness is best described as
A)divided consciousness.
B)mindfulness.
C)selective consciousness.
D)drifting consciousness.
E)focused awareness.
10.Daydreaming is most likely to occur during which type of consciousness?
A)divided
B)unconsciousness
C)focused
D)selective
E)drifting
