Which of the following everyday scenarios is most likely to support what the early selection approach would say about how attention will affect the performance of the two tasks involved?
a. Driving home while thinking about a problem at work
b. Reading a novel while walking on a treadmill
c. Humming a familiar song while washing dishes
d. Conversing on the phone while doing a crossword puzzle
d
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In Western societies, it took until the beginning of the eighteenth century for "adolescence" to be viewed as a distinct period of the lifespan
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Whenever your English professor refers to a page in the textbook, you observe the student next to you marking the page with a paper clip. Writing down future references to page numbers in your notebook would be an example of
a. specific imitation. b. specific counterimitation. c. general imitation. d. general counterimitation.
Which statement is TRUE about laminae in the cerebral cortex? a. All cortical areas contain six layers
b. Odd numbered laminae contain only neurons; even numbered laminae contain only glia. c. The laminae vary in thickness in different areas. d. Each layer corresponds to a different sensory modality.
One way to counteract a possible third-variable problem is to use:
A) the matched samples technique. B) the case method. C) a double-blind observation. D) the random assignment procedure.