The ability to focus awareness on specific features in the environment while ignoring others is termed as
A. sustained attention.
B. Stroop effect.
C. focused attention.
D. selective attention.
Answer: D
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A. social cognitive theory B. cognitive-behavioral theory C. psychodynamic theory D. trait theory
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a. haphazard assignment c. construction b. matching d. random assignment
________ theory holds that the interactions of biological, psychological and cultural factors influence the intensity and duration of pain
a. Sociocultural b. Biopsychosocial c. Psychoneuroimmunological d. Behavior genetics
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A. 15% B. 20% C. 40% D. 30%