Lance Is Drinking Coffee and Checking His Email

question 118

Multiple Choice

Lance is drinking coffee and checking his email.He is conserving his cognitive attention to be prepared for his quiz this morning.This is an example of

• A) controlled processing.
• B) automatic processing.
• C) mindfulness.
• D) selective attention.

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Definitions:

Frontal Lobe

Part of the cerebral cortex involved in decision making, problem-solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.

Occipital Lobe

The region of the cerebral cortex at the back of the brain, responsible for processing visual information.

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information and is also involved in memory and speech.

Hearing

The sensory perception of sound by an organism, facilitated primarily by the ears.