Psychologists Use the Term __________ to Refer to Your Tendency

question 16

Multiple Choice

Psychologists use the term __________ to refer to your tendency to respond to or to remember some stimuli more than others at any given time.

• A) perception
• B) attention
• C) preattentive process
• D) cognition

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Definitions:

Descriptive/Correlational Research

A research method that involves observing and measuring phenomena to describe them and assess relationships between variables without manipulating them.

Control Events

The capacity to influence or direct the course of events through one's actions.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Scores Ranged

Refers to the variation or spread of numerical data points, often used in the context of standardized tests or assessments.