Triesman and Geffen Compared the Attenuation Theory with the Late-Selection

question 71

Multiple Choice

Triesman and Geffen compared the attenuation theory with the late-selection theory.They asked subjects to indicate when they heard a target word,but the word could occur either in the shadowed or unattended ear.Their results suggest that:

• A) the attenuation theory is supported since most subjects detected the shadowed,but not the unattended,target words.
• B) the late-selection theory is more accurate since subjects detected the targets equally often in both ears.
• C) the attenuation theory must be inaccurate since subjects detected more unattended than attended targets.
• D) both the attenuation and late-selection theories do an equally good job of explaining attention.

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