When Participants Engage in a Task That Requires Shifting Attention

question 19

Multiple Choice

When participants engage in a task that requires shifting attention from visual to auditory information, such as what occurs while talking on a cell phone while driving, the _____ lobe of the brain becomes more active and the _____ lobe of the brain becomes less active.

• A)frontal; temporal
• B)frontal; parietal
• C)temporal; occipital
• D)temporal; frontal

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