Imagine We Conducted a Series of Attention Experiments

question 7

Multiple Choice

Imagine we conducted a series of attention experiments.The idea that attention is associated with objects would be indicated if reaction time were

• A) reduced when targets appeared at the site of a prior cue than if they appeared distant from a cue site.
• B) reduced when targets appeared within a cued object compared to within an adjacent object.
• C) increased when targets appeared within a cued object compared to within an adjacent object.
• D) increased when targets appeared at the site of a prior cue than if they appeared distant from a cue site.

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Definitions:

Step-By-Step Sequence

An ordered series of actions or stages that lead to achieving a specific goal or completing a process.

Alderfer's ERG Theory

A motivational theory presented by Clayton Alderfer that categorizes human needs into three groups—Existence, Relatedness, and Growth—which influence individual behavior.

McClelland's Acquired Needs Theory

A motivational theory suggesting that individuals are driven by three main needs: achievement, affiliation, and power, which they acquire over time.

Arranged Hierarchy

A system where people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.