Which is NOT true of spotlight attention?
a. It operates very early in perception.
b. It enhances the detection of events within its beam.
c. it provides the encoding route into the visual system.
d. It is reliant on the voluntary allocation of mental effort or concentration.
Answer: d
You might also like to view...
Which of the following may underlie the tendency of children to become attached to inanimate objects, such as blankets or stuffed toys?
a. imprinting b. conditions of worth c. contact comfort d. egocentrism
Which of the following schools of thought believes that our dreams could be interpreted to reveal unconscious fears?
a. structuralism c. behaviorism b. functionalism d. psychoanalytic
Which statement concerning African Americans, European Americans, and Latinos in America is TRUE?
A. African Americans are most likely to be single during young adulthood. B. Latinos are actively encouraged to avoid marriage in young adulthood. C. The main cause of singlehood for European Americans is a shortage of marriageable European-American males. D. The rate of singlehood in the United States is unaffected by ethnic factors.
According to psychologist Bernard Murstein, the second stage of his SVR model is based on __________
a) similar interests and values between the second to the seventh encounter b) close geographical proximity and availability c) physical characteristics such as the way someone looks d) increased interactions between two people of different backgrounds