When you are at a party, you generally do not hear all the conversations going on around you. But, if someone suddenly calls your name out loud while you are talking to someone else, your attention is likely to shift to that conversation. Which aspect of consciousness does your ability to tune out background noise and pay attention to only certain stimuli involve?

A) intentionality
B) unity
C) selectivity
D) transience





C) selectivity

Psychology

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a. benzodiazepines b. opiates c. amphetamines d. antianxiety drugs

Psychology

You recognize the letter n more quickly in the word pattern than when it appears by itself. This is an example of

a. top-down processing. b. bottom-up processing. c. a template for the letter n. d. a recognition module.

Psychology

Ever since Michelle failed her biology test, she thinks that she will never be able to find a job when she eventually graduates. She feels that she will end up homeless. This situation best demonstrates:

A) psychological hardiness. B) self-efficacy expectations. C) the coronary-prone behavior pattern. D) irrational beliefs.

Psychology

The transparent tissue that forms the outer surface of the eyeball is the ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology