Segal and Fusella Asked Their Participants to Visualize One Stimulus

question 21

Multiple Choice

Segal and Fusella asked their participants to visualize one stimulus while attempting to detect a different, rather faint signal. The data indicate that the activity of visualization:

• A) disrupted the detection of a visual signal but had much less impact on the detection of an auditory signal
• B) served to prime the visual system and the auditory system, promoting detection of both signals
• C) served as a general distracter, thereby disrupting detection of either a visual or an auditory signal
• D) had no impact on the detection of the signal

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