An astronomer is looking through a telescope at the rings of Saturn and trying to measure the width of a certain ring. Which of the following examples illustrates inattention blindness in this situation?
a) Failing to notice a Russian space probe even though she looks directly at i
b) Being unable to see the rings clearly after looking at a bright light
c) Having trouble counting the number of rings because some are very faint
d) Failing to see a brief flash of light that occurs during a saccade
A
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a. mothers know very little about taking care of babies. b. women who are mothers are asexual and not interested in taking care of their husbands' needs. c. a woman experiences complete fulfillment when she becomes a mother. d. fathers are really more competent than mothers in the area of child care.
The Gergens’ study of people in a dark room found that people tend to distance themselves as much as possible from others to avoid unwanted contact.
a. True b. False
A large research sample is nice to have, however, it may not be necessary if the experimenter can choose a ______ sample and control for many of the ______ variables
a. random / extraneous b. extraneous / random c. representative / nuisance d. homogeneous / confounding
Your teacher was discussing social loafing the other day but paused to note that the conclusion being drawn might be labeled ethnocentric. What will he add that will put the conclusion in a different light?
a) The research has been conducted solely in the United States. b) Social loafing does not tend to occur in collectivist countries such as China and Japan. c) Social loafing occurs less often in the United States because we are used to competing on sports teams. d) The research is not clear on the influence of cultural factors because there are so many other influences to consider.