One Finding Demonstrated by the Posner Spatial Cuing Task (1980)

question 23

Multiple Choice

One finding demonstrated by the Posner spatial cuing task (1980) is that

• A)the focus of attention can be moved separately from eye fixation.
• B)compared to neutral cues, valid cues result in slower reaction time to targets.
• C)compared to invalid cues, neutral cues result in slower reaction time to targets.
• D)attention cannot be directed spatially without a corresponding eye movement.

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