Flanker Compatibility Experiments Have Been Conducted Using a Variety of Stimulus

question 51

Multiple Choice

Flanker compatibility experiments have been conducted using a variety of stimulus conditions.By definition, this procedure must include at least one target and one distractor.In any condition where we find that a distractor influenced reaction time, we can conclude that the distractor

• A) was overtly responded to by the participant.
• B) was processed.
• C) was ignored.
• D) appeared in a high-load condition.

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Definitions:

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