Chapter 3 Discussed a Study in Which People in a Laboratory

question 47

Multiple Choice

Chapter 3 discussed a study in which people in a laboratory setting were instructed to pay close attention to one message and to ignore a second message that mentioned their own name. According to your textbook,

• A) about one-third of the time, people noticed their name in the irrelevant message.
• B) people almost always noticed their name in the irrelevant message.
• C) people almost always noticed their name in the relevant message, but they almost never noticed their name in the irrelevant message.
• D) people were much more likely to notice their name in the irrelevant message than they would in a situation that has high ecological validity.

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