Lan has no idea what she just read in her text because she was thinking about how hungry she is and what she is going to have for dinner. This is a real-world example of
A. the late-selection model of attention.
B. an object-based attentional failure.
C. mind wandering.
D. the cocktail party phenomenon.
Answer: C
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a. True b. False
In Caplan's terminology, an intervention to strengthen conflict resolution skills among all students of a school, in order to prevent violence, is an example of
a. primary prevention. b. secondary prevention. c. tertiary prevention. d. early intervention.
Which of the following is one of the ways in which religion helps people reduce or cope with stress?
a) Religion can provide a strong social support system. b) Religion includes rituals that get people to dwell on their failings. c) Most religions promote psychological defense mechanisms. d) Religion isolates people from those who are different.
The case of the athlete Caster Semenya showed that
a. transsexuals cannot compete in the wrong-sex gender category, since they do not meet the requirements of competition (XX for women's events, XY for men's) b. she had AIS, based on chromosome analysis c. we should suspect gender misrepresentation if a female like Semenya turns in a strong performance at an athletic event d. athletic organizations that oversee events such as the World Championships and Olympics have not adequately defined gender in their rules or gender verification policies