The ability to resist interference from irrelevant information to stay focused on the task at hand is called ______.
A. processing speed
B. inhibition
C. generativity
D. selective attention
Answer: B
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Someone with a belief-desire psychology understands that
a. people do not always hold accurate beliefs, but these beliefs still influence behavior. b. beliefs accurately reflect what we desire. c. desires shape our behavior. d. people develop accurate beliefs based on interactions with others.
Lisa, who is 8 years old, has many of the symptoms of bipolar disorder. Which of the following would be the most appropriate diagnosis for Lisa according to DSM-5??
a. ?bipolar I disorder b. ?bipolar II disorder c. ?disruptive mood dysregulation disorder d. ?mixed psychoaffective disorder
Sandy has a huge crush on Casey. When he is nearby, Sandy doesn't pay attention to anything or anyone else. Psychologist Donald Broadbent explained that we selectively attend to the most important information in this model he developed.
-change blindness -chunking -schemas -filter theory
According to the matching law, in an experiment where a pigeon has to press colored keys to receive food, the percentage of responses emitted on the green key should have been 65% when it was associated with the richer schedule and 15% when it was associated with the poorer schedule. The respective percentages were instead 55% and 10%. This is an example of
A) ?matching. B) ?COD. C) ?optimization. D) ?bias.