A Forest Ranger May Notice the Faintest Scent of a Forest

question 126

Multiple Choice

A forest ranger may notice the faintest scent of a forest fire,whereas much stronger but less important odors fail to catch her attention.This fact would be of greatest relevance to

• A) top-down processing.
• B) subliminal stimulation.
• C) signal detection theory.
• D) bottom-up processing.

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