Suppose That You Are Looking for a Dark-Colored Car in a Row

question 64

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are looking for a dark-colored car in a row of parked cars. Among them, 11 are light colored and one is dark colored. The dark-colored car seems to pop out. In this example,

• A) you are using focused attention.
• B) you are using bottom-up processing.
• C) you are demonstrating the feature-present/feature-absent effect.
• D) a dark-colored object is more likely to stimulate the movement-detection cells in the retina.

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Definitions:

Book Value

The value of an asset according to its balance sheet account balance, taking into account the cost of the asset minus depreciation.

Depreciation

is an accounting method that allocates the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting the asset's consumption, wear and tear, or obsolescence.

Double-Declining-Balance Rate

A method of accelerated depreciation that doubles the rate at which an asset's value is reduced, resulting in higher depreciation expenses in the initial years of the asset's life.

Straight-Line Rate

The method of calculating equal depreciation expenses for an asset over its useful life.