Which of the Following Laws Best Explains Why a Person

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following laws best explains why a person in a quiet room is more startled by the ringing of a telephone than a person who is already in a noisy room?

• A) Fitt's law
• B) Weber's law
• C) Bloch's law
• D) Hick's law

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Definitions:

Source Amnesia

A type of memory disorder where an individual can remember certain information but is unable to recall where, when, or how the information was learned.

Retroactive Interference

A memory phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with and hampers the recall of previously learned information.

Anterograde Amnesia

The loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.

Déjà Vu

A peculiar experience of feeling that one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation, despite it being novel.