Filter Theory Helps Explain All of the Following Memory Phenomena

question 47

Multiple Choice

Filter theory helps explain all of the following memory phenomena EXCEPT

• A) how we are "blind" to large changes in what happens around us.
• B) how we selectively attend to important information.
• C) why we tend to process personally irrelevant information.
• D) the ability to shadow words heard in one ear.

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Definitions:

Learning Experiences

Situations or activities from which an individual acquires new knowledge, skills, attitudes, or preferences.

Ecological Systems Theory

A framework for understanding the complex network of relationships that influence an individual's development, ranging from immediate family settings to broader societal influences.

Microsystem

A term in ecological systems theory referring to the immediate environments with which an individual interacts, such as family and school.

Mesosystem

The interlocking settings that influence the child, such as the interaction of the school and the larger community.