Pseudoconscious

Quick meaning: Pseudoconscious is an adjective meaning Seemingly or nearly conscious but not truly so; said of processes within the human mind, of people, of software, or of machines running software.

Meaning

Seemingly or nearly conscious but not truly so; said of processes within the human mind, of people, of software, or of machines running software.

Example Sentences

This can be an unconscious or pseudoconscious process.

investigating unconscious or pseudoconscious processes in psychology

This fentanyl/N2O combination created a pseudoconscious level of metabolism (Åkeson et al, 1992). After approximately 30 mins on this anesthetic combination, three successive intravenous injections of pentobarbital (5, 10, and 30 mg/kg) were administered at 30 min intervals.

The great problem with differentiating pseudoconscious from conscious machines is that operational definitions of criteria for "true" consciousness are elusively difficult to achieve, as Erik Hoel, one of various experts in that field, has explored expositorily for nonexperts.

Word Forms

• pseudo-conscious

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