Justin Listens to a Guest Lecturer in His Psychology Class

question 48

Multiple Choice

Justin listens to a guest lecturer in his psychology class while he scans the sports news on his laptop.He thinks the speaker's argument makes a lot of sense based on her clear and measured way of speaking.Which form of peripheral cue is he using?

• A)The message itself
• B)The speaker's manner of presentation
• C)His perceived similarities with the speaker
• D)The characteristics of the speaker

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Definitions:

Detection

The action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed or the discovery of an entity through observation.

Decision

The process of making a choice or finding a solution among several available options.

Signal-Detection Methods

Statistical and methodological techniques used to determine the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

Thresholds

Points or levels at which something starts or changes, often used in context with physiological or psychological responses.