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Which experimental finding created a problem for the filter model? People could report

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A)  all 6 digits after hearing 3 simultaneous pairs.
B)  by 'ears' better than they could report by pairs.
C)  information to the attended ear in a shadowing task.
D)  information to the unattended ear in a shadowing task.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Your text discusses two instances where cognitive psychology can inform public policy: predicting road accidents and using cell phones while driving. How can you apply what you have learned about attention to other everyday events?

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Question 3

The shadowing method requires the participant to visually track a moving object.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Subsidiary tasks are those that are utilized to assess the attentional demands of the primary task.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Discuss automatic processing of attention. Include in your answer the characteristics of automatic processing.

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Automatic processing of attention refers...

Question 6

An example of a momentary intention would be

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A)  looking for a friend on campus.
B)  noticing that a bug just hit your windshield.
C)  having a very brief nightmare.
D)  overhearing your name in another conversation.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

Explain the difference between enduring dispositions and momentary intentions. Give an example of each.

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Question 8

Describe capacity models of attention. How do these models differ from bottleneck models of attention? Which type of model do you prefer, and why?

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Question 9

Reading the word red when the word is printed in red is easier than reading the
word red when the word is printed in green. This is the 'word superiority effect'.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Brief training in a simulated driving computer program enhances selective attention in inexperienced drivers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following theories is concerned with the allocation of mental effort to various activities?

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A)  Broadbent's filter model
B)  Treisman's attenuation model
C)  Kahneman's capacity model
D)  Deutsch/Norman's memory selection modelE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Describe in detail one of the following models of attention: Broadbent's, Treisman's, or Deutsch-Norman's. In what ways does the model you have chosen differ from the other two?

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I have chosen to describe Treisman's mod...

Question 13

In a dual task paradigm, the goal is to investigate two competing cognitive theories.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which component of the information processing system plays an important role according to both Broadbent's 'filter' theory and Triesman's Attenuation theory of attention?

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A)  the filter
B)  the sensory store
C)  STM
D)  pattern recognitionE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Why have many psychologists shifted away from research on where the bottleneck occurs in information processing?

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A)  It now seems reasonable that people can control where the bottleneck occurs, depending on the task.
B)  Watson and other behaviorists argued convincingly that consciousness could not be studied scientifically.
C)  There is no evidence for a bottleneck.
D)  All of theseE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is not true with regards to automatic processing according to Hasher and Zacks?

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A)  It occurs without intention.
B)  It improves with practice.
C)  It is not prone to task interference.
D)  It is not impacted upon by arousal.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Johnston and Heinz's (1978)  multimode model of attention

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A)  does not include a bottleneck in processing information.
B)  includes a bottleneck but asserts that the person can control the location of the bottleneck.
C)  includes a bottleneck only if the person actively constructs one.
D)  None of theseE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Do you think that the use of cell phones while driving should be banned? Use information in the text to support your opinion.

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Question 19

A possible limitation of Hasher and Zack's theory of automatic encoding is that it ignores the effect of

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A)  task complexity.
B)  age.
C)  high arousal.
D)  depression.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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