The ability to concentrate on some stimuli while ignoring others is referred to as _____.
A. selective attention
B. divided attention
C. automatization
D. reaction time
Answer: A. selective attention
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a. ?Clean the lint trap in the dryer after each use. b. ?Wear a bike helmet. c. ?Read warnings on prescription medicines. d. ?Have a carbon monoxide detector in the home.
Much of what we know about the neurological basis of long-term memory comes from laboratory studies of:
A) octopi. B) sea slugs. C) amoeba. D) Betta splendens.
The two subtypes of declarative memory are ____
a. ?procedural memory and conditioned memory b. ?semantic memory and episodic memory c. ?retroactive memory and proactive memory d. ?implicit memory and explicit memory
Bahatamy Academy has an outrageously intelligent student body. In a recent evaluation of all the high schools in the state, Bahatamy Academy received a z-score of +3 for its corresponding sample mean of SAT scores. With a population mean of 500 and a standard deviation (standard error) of 200 for the sampling distribution, what was Bahatamy's sample mean?
a. 560 c. 1,100 b. 1,560 d. 900