A Period of Distraction That Enables People to Process Complex

question 173

Multiple Choice

A period of distraction that enables people to process complex information unconsciously can improve decision making.This best illustrates the value of

• A) algorithms.
• B) belief perseverance.
• C) intuition.
• D) trial and error.

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Definitions:

Eyewitness Testimony

Evidence provided by individuals who were present during a specific event or crime, recounting their observations and recollections.

Misinformation Effect

An occurrence where an individual's ability to accurately remember specific events diminishes because of information encountered after the event.

Encoding

The initial process of transforming sensory input into a form or format that can be stored in memory.

Spreading Activation

A method for searching associative networks, neural networks, or semantic networks, where ideas are connected based on their association.