Research on Attention Using the Shadowing Technique Has Revealed That

question 174

Multiple Choice

Research on attention using the shadowing technique has revealed that:

• A)when participants are given two messages and are asked to verbally repeat one,participants are largely unable to repeat either one of the messages.
• B)while attending to a message presented in one ear,people can remember information presented to the other ear equally well.
• C)people can completely attend to two or even three messages at the same time and then be able to repeat each one of the messages.
• D)when participants are given two messages and are asked to verbally repeat one,most participants are able to repeat the one message but at the expense of remembering the other message.

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Definitions:

Independent Events

Two or more events where the occurrence or outcome of one event does not affect the occurrence or outcome of the other.

P(A ∩ B)

The probability that events A and B both occur at the same time.

P(A ∪ B)

The probability of the occurrence of at least one of two events, A or B.

P(A ∩ B)

The probability that both events A and B occur at the same time.