Clay has played professional soccer for seven years and is easily able to tune out the sound of the crowd and all other irrelevant sensory information during the game
Bruce is a rookie and is often distracted by what his opponents are saying and the mood of the crowd. Clay and Bruce are showing differing levels of
A) absolute thresholds.
B) parallel processing.
Incorrect. Parallel processing refers to the ability to attend to many sense modalities simultaneously.
C) selective attention.
D) top-down processing.
Answer: C
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A) straight lines. B) movement. C) contrast. D) circles. E) dots of light.
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A. Taking a vacation B. Getting a new job in the same field C. Joining the company bowling league D. Negotiating with the boss for more decision-making authority in one part of the job.
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