Which Psychologist Described the State of Attention Overload and Believed

question 469

Multiple Choice

Which psychologist described the state of attention overload and believed that city dwellers learn to prevent it by engaging only in brief, superficial social contacts, by ignoring nonessential events, and by fending off others with cold and unfriendly expressions?

• A)B. F. Skinner
• B)Stanley Milgram
• C)John Calhoun
• D)Garrett Hardin

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