Cognitive operations cannot occur without the _____ functioning.
A)pons
B)medulla oblongata
C)reticular activating system
D)cingulate gyrus

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Awareness encompasses all cognitive functions that embody awareness of self, environment, and affective states (i.e., moods). Consciousness often is viewed as having two distinct components: arousal and awareness. Arousal, an attentional system, is the state of awakeness that an individual exhibits. Level of arousal is mediated by the reticular activating system.

Cognitive Operations Cannot Occur Without the _____ Functioning