Attention and Processing Information

Question 1

Retention is how the brain encodes information.

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F

Question 2

As Penny read a book about horses, she applied the information to her experience at her uncle’s farm last summer. This is an example of __________.

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elaboration

Question 3

If someone is attempting to focus on multiple tasks at one time, it could be said that they have divided attention.

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T

Question 4

A person who is good at multitasking can effectively focus one’s attention on driving while talking on the cell phone.

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F

Question 5

According to Craik and Lockhart (1972), the three levels of processing are __________, _________, and _________.

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shallow . . . intermediate . . . deep

Question 6

Semantic encoding is emphasizing the physical structure of a word, such as its length or how it is printed.

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F

Question 7

The human brain can handle only one attention-consuming task at a time.

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T

Question 8

A phoneme is the largest unit of sound in a word.

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F

Question 9

The singular thing or event that catches one’s attention is called __________.

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stimulus

Question 10

What did a study by Strayer and Johnston (2001) regarding the effects of attention on driving conclude?

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Driving and talking on any type of cell phone increases the chance of missing traffic signals.

Attention and Processing Information Answers