When we have to use mental effort to determine what we perceive, the process of _____ is at work
a) inattentional blindness
b) attention
c) multitasking
d) sensory overload
Answer: b
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A) A vitamin B) An antidepressant C) A steroid D) An analgesic
An infant hears the sound "ga" over and over and eventually stops listening. The sound then changes to "ta," and she still doesn't pay attention. You can infer the infant:
a. is able to perceive the difference between the two sounds b. cannot perceive the difference between the two sounds c. prefers sounds that start with "g" over sounds that start with "t" d. prefers sounds that start with "t" over sounds that start with "g"
In a general sense, the overriding gestalt principle of perceptual organization is
A. simplicity. B. complexity. C. similarity. D. symmetry.
Although one can examine______, and test them for statistical significance, these are not very informative in the presence of an interaction.
a. mean scores b. vector levels c. product vectors d. main effects