Samantha is a college student who is trying to decide which courses to take next semester. Before making a decision, she considers how each course would help her in the career she has chosen and the reputation of the instructor. This ability is an aspect of her
consciousness

consciousness        

Explanation:

Consciousness: In psychology, the term "consciousness" is determined as a phenomenon through which a person's awareness related to his or her unique feelings, thoughts, sensations, memories, and environment is being described.

A few different stages of individual consciousness is being determined in terms of hallucinations, sleep, meditation, hypnosis, dreams, etc.

There are five different levels of consciousness:

1. "AM" consciousness.

2. "Points of view".

3. "The unconscious mind or beliefs.

4. "The subconscious mind or feelings.

5. "The conscious mind or thought.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the ability of Samantha's "consciousness".

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