Selective Attention Involves Paying Attention to Only Certain Stimuli

question 120

True/False

Selective attention involves paying attention to only certain stimuli.

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Definitions:

Dopamine

A neurotransmitter important for feeling pleasure, motivation, and reward, playing a crucial role in the brain's reward system.

Serotonin

A neurotransmitter believed to play a key role in maintaining mood balance.

Positive Symptoms

Symptoms of schizophrenia and other mental health disorders that add abnormal experiences, such as hallucinations and delusions, unlike negative symptoms which are deficits of normal emotional responses or of other thought processes.

Negative Symptoms

Features such as lack of motivation, poor social functioning, and diminished emotional expression, often associated with schizophrenia.