Inhibiting Irrelevant Information as a Means to Focus Attention

question 189

Multiple Choice

Inhibiting irrelevant information as a means to focus attention.In an experiment where participants were asked to press a bar only in response to certain visual stimuli,midlife adult subjects were ____ younger adults to press the bar in response to the ____.

• A)far less likely than; right combinations
• B)equally as likely as; right combinations
• C)less likely than; wrong combinations
• D)more likely than; wrong combinations

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Definitions:

Federally-Funded

Financial support given by the federal government to support a wide range of projects and programs.

Experimental Realism

The extent to which study participants get so caught up in the procedures that they forget they are in an experiment.

Mundane Realism

The degree to which an experiment or research setting resembles the real-world scenarios it aims to replicate or study.

"Real World"

Term often used to refer to the practical, everyday life experiences and situations outside of controlled or theoretical environments.