If you are riding in a car and are running low on gas, your attention will shift to gas stations. This is an example of the influence of
a. habituation.
b. divided attention.
c. motives.
d. inattentional blindness.
ANSWER: c
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A. sought to correct the child's behavior; wanted to promote the child's autonomy and self-esteem B. wanted to promote the child's autonomy and self-esteem; sought to correct the child's behavior C. focused on social conventional mistakes; focused on violations of moral rules D. focused on violations of moral rules; focused on violations of social conventions
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a. Maslow. b. Hull. c. Keltner. d. Zuckerman. e. McClelland.
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