A Theory That Can Account for the Fact That Attention

question 106

Multiple Choice

A theory that can account for the fact that attention and expectations affect people's perception of pain is _____ theory.

• A)gate-control
• B)sensory adaptation
• C)perceptual constancy
• D)cognitive control

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Definitions:

Exponential Distribution

A probability distribution used to model the time between events in a Poisson process, where events occur continuously and independently at a constant average rate.

Parameter

A numerical characteristic that summarizes or describes an aspect of a population in statistics.

Exponentially Distributed

A probability distribution that characterizes the interval between occurrences in a process where events continually and independently happen at a steady average pace.

Probability Density Function

A function that describes the relative likelihood for a continuous random variable to occur at a given point along a range of possible values.