Which of the following is NOT used in experiments on attention to increase the attentional demands of a task?
a. increasing the number of stimuli to which the participant must attend
b. increasing the presentation rate of the stimuli shown to the participant
c. increasing the complexity of the stimuli shown to the participant
d. increasing the time allowed for the participant to make a response to a stimulus
D
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Jaronda believes that if athletes mentally imagine themselves practicing their basketball free throws, they will get better at it in real life. This supports the ______.
A. concreteness effect B. bizarreness effect C. visual imagery theory D. motor imagery theory
Which of the following statements demonstrates the cephalocaudal trend?
A) During infancy and childhood, the legs and arms grow somewhat ahead of the hands and feet. B) At birth, the head takes up one-fourth of total body length, the legs only one-third. C) In the prenatal period, the head, chest, and trunk grow first; then the arms and legs; and finally the hands and feet. D) During infancy and childhood, the hands and feet grow somewhat ahead of the fingers and toes.
Stages of sleep are easily distinguished by __________.
A. changes in respiration B. the quality and quantity of dreams C. changes in the electrical activity of the brain D. changes in consciousness
Being able to make attributions for a dip in a stock makes investors
a. more likely to sell the stock, regardless of the credibility of the rumors. b. more likely to sell the stock, but only if the rumors are deemed credible. c. less likely to sell the stock, regardless of the credibility of the rumors. d. less likely to sell the stock, but only if the rumors are deemed credible.