The Process We Use to Notice Important Stimuli and Ignore

question 153

Multiple Choice

The process we use to notice important stimuli and ignore irrelevant ones is ________.

• A) encoding
• B) attention
• C) masking
• D) chunking

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Definitions:

Muscle Strength

The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to exert force against resistance.

Gravity

Gravity is the natural force of attraction exerted by a celestial body, like Earth, on objects, pulling them towards its center.

Resistance

The refusal to accept or comply with something; in a physical context, it can refer to the ability of organisms or materials to withstand infections, conditions, or force.

Osteoarthritis

A type of arthritis that occurs when flexible tissue at the ends of bones wears down, leading to pain, swelling, and reduced joint movement.