An Experiment Participant Is Asked to Shadow a Message Presented

question 47

Multiple Choice

An experiment participant is asked to shadow a message presented to the left ear while simultaneously ignoring a message presented to the right ear. During the experiment, which of the following statements reflects what the participant is LEAST likely to detect?

• A) The right ear's message is initially presented in a high-pitched voice but is then spoken by a low-pitched voice.
• B) The participant's name is mentioned three times at various points within the right ear's message.
• C) Initially, the right ear's message contains a male voice reading a coherent passage, but this is then replaced by the same voice reading a sequence of random words.
• D) The right ear's message is initially presented in a soft voice but is then spoken by a loud voice.

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Definitions:

Standard Quantifiers

Logical operators that specify the quantity of specimens in the domain of discourse that satisfy an open sentence, commonly "all" or "some."

Quantifier

In logic and mathematics, quantifiers express the quantity of specimens that satisfy a condition, typically expressed as "all," "some," or "none."

Copula

In logic and linguistics, a word or a set of words that links the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, such as the verb 'to be'.

Quantifier

A logical operator that specifies the quantity of specimens in the domain of discourse that satisfy an open formula.