_____ Is the Ease with Which People Can Bring an Idea

question 21

Multiple Choice

_____ is the ease with which people can bring an idea into consciousness, while _____ is the process through which an object in the environment elevates the activation of a schema aspect.

• A) Salience; association
• B) Association; salience
• C) Priming; accessibility
• D) Accessibility; priming

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Definitions:

Sensory Information

Data received from the environment or the body, via sensory organs, that is processed by the nervous system to produce a response or perception.

Thalamus

A large mass of gray matter deeply situated in the forebrain at the topmost portion of the brainstem, functioning primarily as a central relay station for sensory impulses and as a center for pain perception.

Brain Stem

The posterior part of the brain, adjoining and structurally continuous with the spinal cord, responsible for basic vital life functions such as breathing and heartbeat.

Midbrain

A central part of the brainstem that plays an important role in vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal, and temperature regulation.