In One Experiment,Wundt Instructed Participants in One Group to Concentrate

question 115

Multiple Choice

In one experiment,Wundt instructed participants in one group to concentrate on perceiving a tone when it sounded before pressing a button.Participants in another group were simply instructed to press the button as soon as the tone sounded.Wundt found that participants in the first group responded slightly more slowly.This experiment was designed to distinguish between:

• A)the sensation and perception of a stimulus.
• B)reaction time and accuracy.
• C)the perception and interpretation of a stimulus.
• D)the sensation of a stimulus and reaction time.

---

Definitions:

Lay Epistemology

It involves the methods and theories that non-experts use to acquire and justify knowledge in everyday life.

Preexisting Belief

A belief or opinion held before being exposed to new information or evidence.

Cognitive Impairments

Refers to conditions that significantly restrict an individual's mental functioning, affecting memory, attention, and decision-making.

Lay Epistemology

The study of how ordinary people form beliefs, knowledge, and understanding about the world.