Directing Attention to a Visual Stimulus Produces a Positive ERP

question 15

Multiple Choice

Directing attention to a visual stimulus produces a positive ERP waveform called the P1 waveform if participants are

• A)overtly, rather than covertly, directing attention.
• B)selectively attending to the stimulus based on its location.
• C)exogenously (externally) cued rather than endogenously (internally) cued to the stimulus.
• D)shown a different stimulus in each eye.

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