As you focus on your cell phone conversation while driving, you miss the road sign where you needed to make a turn and drive 20 miles out of the way. This is an example of
a. psychokinesis.
b. inattentional blindness.
c. retinal disparity.
d. an apparent-distance illusion.
B
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a. 22 to 23 b. 28 to 29 c. 25 to 26 d. 31 to 32
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a) Caucasian American b) African American c) Asian American d) Hispanic American
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a. Circular functioning b. Punctuation c. The redundancy principle d. Ritualistic behavior