In Support of Late Selection Models,Donald MacKay Showed That the Presentation

question 25

Multiple Choice

In support of late selection models,Donald MacKay showed that the presentation of a biasing word on the unattended ear influenced participants' processing ofwhen they wereof that word.

• A)letter pairs;aware
• B)letter pairs;unaware
• C)ambiguous sentences;aware
• D)ambiguous sentences;unaware

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Magic Number

A term often used to refer to the number 7±2, which psychology suggests is the span of working memory, or the maximum number of items an individual can maintain in cognizant thought at once.

Chunking

A memory technique that organizes information into manageable units or chunks, making it easier to remember.

Miller

Refers to George A. Miller, a notable psychologist best known for his theory on the limitations of short-term memory capacity, famously summarized as "the magical number seven, plus or minus two."