I'm not sure that it makes sense to regard any instance of an entity engaging in stimulus response behavior as being equivalent to self-awareness -- in fact, ot

I'm not sure that it makes sense to regard any instance of an entity engaging in stimulus response behavior as being equivalent to self-awareness -- in fact, other comments in this thread include arguments that because humans often respond reflexively to external stimuli, we ourselves are not always self-aware in the process of our own decision-making.