A Term That Means "Toward the Attached End of a Limb

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Multiple Choice

A term that means "toward the attached end of a limb" is ________.

• A) medial
• B) lateral
• C) superficial
• D) distal
• E) proximal

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Definitions:

Cocktail Party Effect

The ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli.

Late-Selection Models

Theories of attention that propose stimuli are processed for meaning before the selection process occurs, meaning that selection for further processing happens late in the perceptual process.

Elaboration

The process of adding more detail or information to something, often to clarify or enhance understanding.

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.