In One Experiment,many of the Research Participants Who Were Keeping

question 236

Multiple Choice

In one experiment,many of the research participants who were keeping track of basketball tosses between players failed to notice a gorilla-suited research assistant thumping his chest as he moved among the players.This failure best illustrated

• A)parallel processing.
• B)REM rebound.
• C)inattentional blindness.
• D)hypnagogic sensations.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

The process of acquiring knowledge and skills by observing and imitating others.

Primary Reinforcer

An unlearned reinforcer whose effectiveness is based on the biological makeup of the organism and not on learning.

Conditioned Reinforcer

Another term for a secondary reinforcer.