In Schneider and Shiffrin's Experiment, in Which Participants Were Asked

question 9

Multiple Choice

In Schneider and Shiffrin's experiment, in which participants were asked to indicate whether a target stimulus was present in a series of rapidly presented "frames," divided attention was easier

• A) once processing had become automatic.
• B) when processing was done verbally.
• C) when verbal processing was prohibited by the experimenters.
• D) when processing was more controlled.

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