Suppose You Are in Your Kitchen Writing a Grocery List

question 53

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are in your kitchen writing a grocery list, while your roommate is watching TV in the next room. A commercial for spaghetti sauce comes on TV. Although you are not paying attention to the TV, you "suddenly" remember that you need to pick up spaghetti sauce and add it to the list. Your behavior is best predicted by which of the following models of attention?

• A) Object-based
• B) Early selection
• C) Spotlight
• D) Late selection

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Definitions:

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The compensation level at which labor supply meets labor demand.

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