Survey Questions That Have Been Used in Previous Research

question 24

Multiple Choice

Survey questions that have been used in previous research

• A) may be used without permission unless they have been copyrighted.
• B) should be modified if used in subsequent research to provide evidence of construct validity.
• C) often are so poorly written that they cannot be re-used.
• D) are of little use because they seldom fit current research objectives.
• E) Both c and d are true.

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Definitions:

Treisman's Experiment

An experiment by Anne Treisman that demonstrates the role of attention in the perception of objects, highlighting how the brain integrates information from different visual features.

Broadbent's Model

A theory of attention that proposes that information is filtered at an early stage of perception, allowing only a subset of stimuli to be processed in detail.

Cocktail Party Effect

The ability of individuals to focus on a single conversation in a noisy environment, ignoring other conversations.

Dichotic Listening Phenomenon

a cognitive experiment where two different auditory stimuli are presented to each ear simultaneously, used to study selective attention and the brain’s processing of information.