The brain selectively focuses on some information, while ignoring other information. This process is referred to as:
a. attention
b. subliminal perception
c. synesthesia
d. hypermnesia
A
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a. classical b. operant c. respondent d. Pavlovian
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
What is attention span? Why does it increase with age?
What will be an ideal response?
According to Melzack and Wall's "gate theory" of pain, why does rubbing your elbow after you bump it help reduce the pain?
A. Rubbing produces an increased release of endorphins. B. Rubbing produces a refractory period in nociceptors, preventing their further activation. C. Input from rubbing competes with ascending pain messages. D. The act of rubbing has a placebo effect on the pain.