Marta is able to focus for a longer period of time than her younger sister. Her ability is based on development of which skill?

A) metacognition
B) attention
C) mediation
D) conservation


B) attention. Attention is the ability to focus on a particular stimulus without becoming distracted by other stimuli.

Psychology

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a. classical; operant c. higher-order; classical b. operant; classical d. operant; higher-order

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In experiment brief 20, what other likely explanation might account for the result which indicated that performance decreased significantly just before the last task?

A) increased concern for asserting power B) lack of concern for productivity due to amount of time spent C) desire of certain group members to sabotage the productivity of the group D) some group members terminated participation before the fifth task

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