In a Study,subjects Listened to Two Different Sentences Played at the Same

question 77

Multiple Choice

In a study,subjects listened to two different sentences played at the same time in opposite ears.In the right ear,the subjects heard,"Jack went shopping for some fruit in the grocery store" in a woman's voice;in the left ear,the subjects heard,"Sally jumped up from her seat to get the phone call" in a man's voice.The subjects were asked to repeat what they heard in the left ear.When asked about the message in the right ear,all the subjects could remember was that the message was in a woman's voice.Therefore,researchers conclude that,although both messages were perceived,subjects were not able to attend to both messages.This is evidence:

• A) of a deficit in attention.
• B) supporting a central bottleneck.
• C) supporting automaticity
• D) of the binding problem.

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