The Basic Conclusion About Attention from the Research on Change

question 110

Multiple Choice

The basic conclusion about attention from the research on change blindness is that

• A) our attention seems to be automatically drawn to change.
• B) we are so prepared to detect sameness that we appear incapable of detecting change.
• C) we notice a few details (depending on what we paid attention to) but otherwise we retain the gist of a scene.
• D) attention cannot be studied scientifically in the way that memory can.

Recognize the adaptive aspect of taste in distinguishing nutrients from toxins.

Describe the mechanisms of sound perception and the role of auditory structures.

Appreciate the unique sensory processing of taste and smell compared to sight and hearing.

Understand the physiological responses involved in hearing and the impact of different sound wave characteristics.

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