It Appears That Hemineglect Is Caused by __________

question 25

Multiple Choice

It appears that hemineglect is caused by __________.

• A)an inability to perceive objects as wholes
• B)an inability to disengage attention from a stimulus on the nonneglected side
• C)countless repetition leading to dangerous automatization
• D)slow,attentionally demanding processing that is open to conscious awareness

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Definitions:

Horizon

The line where the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet; metaphorically, the limit of a person's knowledge, experience, or interest.

Müller-Lyer Illusion

A visual illusion in which lines of equal length appear to be of different lengths due to the addition of inward or outward facing arrowheads at the ends of the lines.

Horizontal-Vertical Illusion

A visual illusion where horizontal segments appear longer than vertical segments of the same length due to perceptual biases.

Change-Blindness Task

A method in psychology used to measure the tendency to not notice large changes in one's visual field when distracted by other tasks or attentional shifts.