What Is the Difference Between Automatic Processing and Effortful Processing

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between automatic processing and effortful processing?

• A) Automatic processing doesn't allow for multitasking and effortful processing does.
• B) Automatic processing doesn't require undivided attention and effortful processing does.
• C) Automatic processing benefits from extra effort and effortful processing doesn't.
• D) Automatic processing encodes sensory information and effortful processing encodes cognitive information.

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Definitions:

Sample Variances

A measure of the variance (spread or variability) within a sample data set.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in hypothesis testing that there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested against alternative hypotheses.

Population Variances

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points within a population.

F-distributed

Pertaining to an F-distribution, used in statistical analysis to compare variances.