1.5 Consciousness

• Altered states of consciousness can be induced by drugs, meditation, brain injury, etc.


  True
• Match the philosophical perspective with its key feature:

  Dualism ↔️ Mind exists independently

  Monism ↔️ Mind arises from brain activity
• The Integrated Information Theory (IIT) proposes that consciousness arises from the integration of information processing in the brain.
• What does consciousness refer to in psychology?

  Awareness of internal and external stimuli
• Dualism posits that the mind and body are separate entities
• According to the Integrated Information Theory (IIT), what increases the level of consciousness?

  Integration of information
• Match the consciousness theory with its description:

  Integrated Information Theory ↔️ Consciousness arises from information integration

  Global Workspace Theory ↔️ Consciousness involves information broadcasting

  Recurrent Processing Theory ↔️ Consciousness requires feedback loops
• Quantum Consciousness suggests that quantum-level processes in the brain, such as quantum entanglement, are the basis of consciousness.


  True
• Match the biological factor with its role in consciousness:

  Reticular formation ↔️ Regulates arousal and wakefulness

  Thalamus ↔️ Relay station for sensory information

  Neurotransmitters ↔️ Influence brain activity
• Match the perspective with its key feature:

  Dualism ↔️ Mind/soul exists independently from the body

  Monism ↔️ Mind arises from brain activity
• What type of processing is emphasized in Recurrent Processing Theory?

  Feedback loops
• Which philosophical perspective does the biological basis of consciousness theories align with?

  Monism
• Altered states of consciousness can be induced by drugs, meditation, or brain injury.


  True
• Which neurotransmitter regulates motivation and reward-related consciousness?

  Dopamine
• Match the type of altered state with its key characteristic:

  Hypnosis ↔️ Increased relaxation and reduced pain perception

  Meditation ↔️ Lowered heart rate and decreased stress

  Drug-induced ↔️ Euphoria, hallucinations, distorted perception
• Global Workspace Theory proposes that consciousness involves broadcasting information to widely distributed brain regions.


  True
• Sleep is a stage of consciousness characterized by reduced awareness and altered brain activity.


  True
• Dualism posits that the mind and body are separate entities.

  True
• Global Workspace Theory proposes that consciousness involves the broadcasting of information to create a global workspace for integration
• Match the theory of consciousness with its description:

  Integrated Information Theory (IIT) ↔️ Consciousness arises from the integration of information processing in the brain

  Global Workspace Theory ↔️ Consciousness involves the broadcasting of information to widely distributed brain regions

  Recurrent Processing Theory ↔️ Consciousness requires recurrent processing in feedback loops
• What happens to brain activity during sleep?

  Changes in distinct phases
• Acetylcholine influences arousal and attention
• Altered states of consciousness deviate from a normal waking state.


  True
• REM sleep is crucial for memory consolidation, learning, and emotional processing
• A normal, alert state of awareness is referred to as being awake
• What is the central argument of monism regarding the mind-body relationship?

  Mind arises from brain activity
• The Global Workspace Theory suggests that consciousness involves broadcasting information to widely distributed brain regions.


  True
• What level of brain processes does Quantum Consciousness suggest is the basis for consciousness?

  Quantum-level
• Match the theory with its description:

  Integrated Information Theory ↔️ Consciousness arises from information integration

  Global Workspace Theory ↔️ Information is broadcast to brain regions

  Recurrent Processing Theory ↔️ Repeated processing in feedback loops

  Quantum Consciousness ↔️ Emerges from quantum-level processes
• Consciousness is defined as our awareness of internal and external stimuli.


  True
• What is the central idea of Integrated Information Theory (IIT)?

  Consciousness arises from integration
• Quantum Consciousness suggests that consciousness arises from quantum-level processes in the brain.


  True
• The awake stage of consciousness is characterized by normal, alert awareness of self and environment
• What are the biological correlates of consciousness?

  Neurological processes in the brain
• Order the stages of sleep from lightest to deepest:

  1️⃣ NREM-1

  2️⃣ NREM-2

  3️⃣ NREM-3

  4️⃣ REM