A Study by Vrij Et Al

question 43

Multiple Choice

A study by Vrij et al.suggests that field-independent police officers, compared to field-dependent police officers,

• A)notice fewer details under distracting conditions.
• B)remember more details encoded under distracting conditions.
• C)generally perform worse under distraction conditions.
• D)hit fewer targets in simulated shooting tasks.

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