Ten-Year-Old Gemma Is Presented with a Stream of Numbers on a Computer

question 22

Multiple Choice

Ten-year-old Gemma is presented with a stream of numbers on a computer screen. She is asked to press a button whenever the two-digit sequence of a "5" followed by a "7" appears. Gemma's __________ attention is being tested.

• A) adaptive
• B) selective
• C) planful
• D) productive

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Definitions:

"Big Man"

A term used in anthropology to describe a leader or highly influential individual in a tribe or community, especially in Melanesian and Polynesian societies.

Authority

Claiming and exercising power as justified by law or custom of tradition.

Legitimacy

The general belief that a rule, institution, or leader has the right to govern or command, often based on law, custom, or consent.

Chiefdoms

Socio-political organizations in which authority is centralized in a single leader who wields economic, political, and ceremonial control, often hereditary.