Imagine That You Are at a Party with Many Conversations

question 44

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are at a party with many conversations going on around you.Your attention is "grabbed" by a conversation that includes your name.This event suggests that:

• A) people are not able to concentrate attention very easily when they are bombarded with stimuli.
• B) the meaning of a message is more important than the physical characteristics of the message.
• C) background noise can interfere significantly with attending processes.
• D) people can simultaneously process many different messages,as long as they are rich with meaning.

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Definitions:

Sensory Root

The part of a spinal nerve that carries sensory information from the peripheral body parts back to the spinal cord.

Dorsal Root

The part of a spinal nerve that carries sensory neural information to the spinal cord from the peripheral organs.

Motor Root

The part of a spinal nerve that carries motor signals from the spinal cord to the muscles.

Golgi Tendon Reflex

A protective mechanism that prevents muscle damage during excessive force generation by causing muscle relaxation.