Psychology 3177F: Consciousness

Professor Barušs                                                                                                                                             Practice Term Test                                                                         October 19, 2011

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2½ hours

Answer 10 of the following 12 questions in essay style in separate examination booklets from those used for Part II. Each question is worth one mark. This part of the examination is worth 10% of your final grade. Question marked with an asterisk are derived from questions submitted by students.

1. *Explain the essence, methodology, and world view of inauthentic science.

2. *Describe the different positions on the continuum of beliefs about consciousness and reality.

3. *What is meditation?

4. *How do Victor Frankl’s ideas about the meaning of life relate to transcendence?

5. *What are the four definitions of consciousness?

6. *Draw and explain Assagioli’s egg diagram.

7. *Why is scientific materialism flawed?

8 *Define materialism.

9. *What is a FieldREG? What were the results of running a FieldREG during the lecture of September 28?

10. *Are transcendent states with physiological explanations transcendent?

11. *What is the relationship between Assagioli’s egg diagram and Theosophy?

12. *Distinguish the three styles of meditation?

Answer one of the following two questions in essay style in separate examination booklets from those used for Part I. Your answer must be comprehensive in nature, it must be based on the readings and class discussions, and can include relevant observations from your own experiences. This question is worth 10 marks and this part of the examination is worth 10% of your final grade.

13. *How could an inauthentic person become authentic?

14. *How does materialism interfere with the practice of authentic science?