consciousness

Question 1

consciousness

Answer 1

• important but difficult to define the concept of
• avoided by behaviorists

Question 2

define consciouness

Answer 2

the awareness of ourselves (internal) and our environment (external)

Question 3

what is consciousness referred to as

Answer 3

• the “hard problem”
• evolutionary psychologists, cognitive psychologists, cognitive neuroscientists

Question 4

what does consciousness arise from

Answer 4

• may arise form synchronized activity of regions
  - can measure connectivity between different regions
  - is activity is measured elsewhere, conscious experience emerges