Attention Is the Ability to Focus on Relevant Information While

question 72

Multiple Choice

Attention is the ability to focus on relevant information while ____.

• A)being distracted by environmental stimuli
• B)ignoring irrelevant environmental information
• C)summing external cues into one large distracter
• D)multiplying sensory-memory input

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Definitions:

Pupil

A part of the eye located in the center of the iris that controls the amount of light entering the eye.

Iris

The pigment-rich section of the eye responsible for regulating pupil size and, therefore, the quantity of light entering the eye.

Controlled

Pertains to experimental conditions that are manipulated or regulated by the researcher to isolate cause and effect relationships.

Human Eye

A complex organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then processed by the brain, it comprises structures such as the cornea, iris, lens, and retina.