Daydreaming in a Class and Not Hearing What the Teacher

question 39

Multiple Choice

Daydreaming in a class and not hearing what the teacher is saying until your name is called is an example of

• A) selective attention.
• B) selective exposure.
• C) perceptual accentuation.
• D) halo effect.

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Definitions:

Instinctive Drift

The tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response.

Stimulus Discrimination

The tendency to stop making a generalized response to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus because the similar stimulus is never paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Extinction

Extinction refers to the process in conditioning where the occurrence of a conditioned response decreases or disappears when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Acquisition

The process of learning or obtaining new information or skills.