The Study by Treisman and Davies (1973) Found That Interference

question 5

Multiple Choice

The study by Treisman and Davies (1973) found that interference in a divided-attention task was greatest when:

• A) The tasks used the same modality
• B) Required responses were similar
• C) Participants were practised at the task
• D) Both tasks were difficult
• E) None of these

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