The ability to selectively attend to incoming sensory information is believed to result from
a. the inability of the brain to handle more than one message at a time.
b. faulty transmission of neural impulses.
c. the brain's ability to give some messages priority while putting others on hold.
d. a mismatch between the sensory systems.
C
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a. boys noticing that some girls like romance. b. a boy asserting his masculinity among his peers. c. a girl acting like a "tomboy." d. a boy acting like a "sissy.".
A professor teaching an introductory psychology class of 200 obtains a sample of 25 students by selecting every eighth name from the class list. The professor is using ____ sampling
a. simple random b. convenience c. proportionate stratified random d. systematic
Male bullies are often
smaller than average in size. above average in size. below average in verbal assertiveness. above average in verbal assertiveness.
The human genome is estimated to contain about _______________ genes
a. 7,000 b. 22,000 c. 46,000 d. 303,000