Regulations for air traffic controllers require that they work no more than 2 hours at a time, and they must have at least a 30-minute break before resuming work. Which of the following is the likely explanation for these regulations?
a) Vigilance performance declines as the task wears on
b) Repeating familiar tasks leads to inattention blindness.
c) Orienting reflexes diminish if the stimuli are repeated.
d) Visual offsets are less likely to capture attention.
A
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b. Heredity determines whether you can or cannot be an athlete and thus get enough exercise to burn off the calories that you consume. c. Heredity contributes to tendencies to overeat, to be sedentary, or to be less able to convert fat to fuel. d. Heredity determines whether your pubertal growth spurt will increase your body's calorie needs enough to cause you to lose your "baby fat," and thus prevent you from developing adolescent or adulthood obesity.
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a. ?autobiographical b. ?procedural c. ?self-reflective d. ?nondeclarative
Examples of using the environment to guide behavior include:
A. Installing fences around swimming pools B. Locking doors and cabinets that are off limits C. Building center dividers on highways D. All of these
According to Baddeley's approach to working memory, the visuospatial sketchpad
a. is similar to the phonological loop because each has a limited capacity. b. is similar to the phonological loop because each is primarily handled by the left hemisphere of the brain. c. is different from the phonological loop, because the visuospatial sketchpad does not have a limited capacity. d. is different from the phonological loop, because the phonological loop does not have a limited capacity.