When the brain is sorting out and attending only to the most important messages from the senses, it is engaged in the process of _____.
A. sensory adaptation
B. sensory habituation
C. selective attention
D. selective sorting
Answer: C. selective attention
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The tendency to mold our interpretation of the past to fit how events actually turned out is called
a. the misinformation effect. b. the serial-position effect. c. hindsight bias. d. the overconfidence effect.
The fact that James allows himself one play on a video game after studying a half an hour illustrates which concept in social learning theory?
a. situational determinants b. expectancy c. self-reinforcement d. self-efficacy
Cindy has difficulty in connections and communication with others. She displays odd behavior and has abnormal emotional contact with the other students in her third-grade class. Cindy MOST likely will be diagnosed with ______.
a. intellectual developmental disorder b. Asperger’s syndrome c. specific learning disorder d. autism spectrum disorder
. You are worried about your friend’s behavior. He has been missing work frequently and keeps blowing off your phone calls and text messages. You heard from another friend that he is not going to class. You are wondering if something is going wrong for him and wonder if he is battling a mental disorder. Why do you think this?
What will be an ideal response?