Why Did the Participants in Raymond Et Al

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why did the participants in Raymond et al. (1992) study on attentional blink, have a difficult time identifying the probe when it was placed 2 to 6 letters after the target stimulus?

• A) The participants were blinking after the target, so they could not see the probe.
• B) The probe was below the threshold level of detection.
• C) The target stimulus was of a different color and interfered with the processing of subsequent letters.
• D) The participants were focused on identifying the target stimulus and could not attend to the probe.

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A region of the brain that is associated with memory formation, organization, and storage.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain, vital for complex cognitive processes such as thought, memory, language, and consciousness.

Limbic System

A group of several brain structures located primarily under the cortex and involved in learning, emotion, memory, and motivation.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain, involved in complex functions such as thought, perception, language, and consciousness.