Information Overload Occurs When ________

question 99

Multiple Choice

Information overload occurs when ________.

• A) the information we've been given is too detailed
• B) too much information is provided on a subject search when using a search engine
• C) there is too much information to work with
• D) the information we've been given exceeds our capacity to process it

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Experience-Dependent

Development of neural connections that is initiated in response to experience.

Experience-Expectant

Processes of brain development that seem to anticipate experiences that are universal in all normally developing members of our species.

Plasticity

The capacity of the brain to adapt or change in response to experiences or learning, including the formation of new neural connections.