The Ability to Remain Focused on Important Stimuli While Tuning

question 60

Multiple Choice

The ability to remain focused on important stimuli while tuning out other stimuli describes ______.

• A) attention control
• B) response inhibition
• C) working memory
• D) deductive reasoning

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Definitions:

Receptor Proteins

Proteins on the surface of cells that bind to specific molecules, initiating a biological response.

Chemical Signal Molecules

Substances released by cells that transmit messages to other parts of the body to initiate, amplify, or inhibit biological processes.

Enzymes

Biological molecules that act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions in living organisms, crucial for metabolic processes.

Ligands

Molecules that bind to other (usually larger) molecules, often to a protein or receptor, causing a response or interaction.