All of the Thoughts and Feelings We Have When We

question 63

Multiple Choice

All of the thoughts and feelings we have when we are awake and reasonably alert are called ________.

• A) intelligence
• B) waking consciousness
• C) altered states of consciousness
• D) self-awareness

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Definitions:

Context Effects

The influence of environmental factors on one's perception or understanding of a stimulus.

Perceptual Set

A readiness to perceive or interpret stimuli in a particular way based on expectations, experiences, emotions, and culture.

Weber's Law

A principle stating that the smallest change in a physical stimulus that can be detected is a constant proportion of the stimulus level.

Masking Stimulus

A stimulus used to interfere with the perception of another stimulus, often used in research to study attention and perception processes.