In a Study of Spatial Attention, Participants Are Shown a Neutral

question 43

Multiple Choice

In a study of spatial attention, participants are shown a neutral cue, a high-validity cue (predicting the location of the target 80% of the time) , or a low-validity cue (misleading participants to the location of the target 20% of the time) to prime the location of an upcoming target. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) Response times to a neutral cue are faster than response times to a correct high-validity cue.
• B) Response times to an incorrect low-validity cue are faster than response times to a neutral cue.
• C) There is no difference in response times between either a neutral cue or an incorrect low-validity cue.
• D) Response times to a neutral cue are faster than response times to an incorrect low-validity cue.

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