Evidence suggests that during a Stroop task, the color of the ink and the word spelled by the ink are initially processed __________.
(a) in parallel
(b) serially
(c) separately
(d) very quickly
(a) in parallel
The inverted-U principle examines the relationship between __________.
(a) attention and performance
(b) perceived stress and arousal
(c) arousal and performance
(d) perceived stress and attention
(c) arousal and performance
Attention remaining for a secondary task is __________ when the primary task is more complex.
(a) divided
(b) increased
(c) reduced
(d) produced
(c) reduced
Automatic processing is thought to be the result of __________.
(a) appropriate sensory cues
(b) a complex task
(c) a lot of practice
(d) inherent abilities
(c) a lot of practice
Automaticity is most effective in which type of skills?
(a) open
(b) closed
(c) discrete
(d) continuous
(b) closed
When an expert reverts from a(n) __________ to a(n) __________ focus of attention, the consequences to performance can be negative and result in "choking."
(a) narrow; wide
(b) wide; narrow
(c) internal; external
(d) external; internal
(d) external; internal
When stimulus-onset asynchrony (SOA) is short (e.g., 60 ms), the delay before completion of the movement programming stage is __________.
(a) longest
(b) shortest
(c) postponed
(d) proportional to task difficulty
(a) longest
In a double-stimulation paradigm, the performer is asked to respond to __________.
(a) the first stimulus
(b) the second stimulus
(c) both stimuli
(d) neither stimuli
(c) both stimuli
When it comes to talking on the phone while driving, research suggests that hands-free talking __________ in comparison to handheld talking.
(a) interferes less with driving
(b) interferes more with driving
(c) interferes equally with driving
(d) uses les
(c) interferes equally with driving
Perceptual narrowing occurs when __________.
(a) focus is low
(b) arousal is high
(c) arousal is high
(d) focus is high
(b) arousal is high