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When Katja is studying for exams, she's conscious of what she's reading, writing, and thinking but not of the sound of the steady hum of the fan in her room. What does this best illustrate about consciousness? A. Consciousness is “all or nothing.” B. Consciousness is dynamic and a limited resource. C. Katja has willed herself into an altered state of consciousness.

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          When Katja is studying for exams, she's conscious of what she's reading, writing, and thinking but not of the sound of the steady hum of the fan in her room. What does this best illustrate about consciousness?
A. Consciousness is “all or nothing.”
B. Consciousness is dynamic and a limited resource.
C. Katja has willed herself into an altered state of consciousness.

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Katja is able to focus her consciousness on studying, reading, and writing, but is not consciously aware of the sound of the fan in her room. This suggests that consciousness can only focus on a limited amount of information or stimuli at a time. Show more…

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When Katja is studying for exams, she's conscious of what she's reading, writing, and thinking but not of the sound of the steady hum of the fan in her room. What does this best illustrate about consciousness? A. Consciousness is “all or nothing.” B. Consciousness is dynamic and a limited resource. C. Katja has willed herself into an altered state of consciousness.