The "Attentional Blink' Is the Brief Period of Time

question 181

Multiple Choice

The "attentional blink' is the brief period of time

• A) while information travels from one brain hemisphere to the other.
• B) after perceiving one stimulus when it is difficult to perceive a second stimulus.
• C) during which a person pays equal attention to two very different stimuli.
• D) between the actual presence of a stimulus and the time the person notices it.

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