Attention is aroused by:

Related Mcqs:

1. “Driver attention as a function of car radio sound” is a phrase in which the driver attention aspect represents the ____________?

   A. intervening variable
   B. independent variable
   C. dependent variable
   D. irrelevant variable

2. Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using:

   A. a longitudinal research design
   B. a sequential design
   C. a cross-sectional design
   D. a multi-factorial research design

3. Just the sight of Mary’s sexy nightgown makes Jim aroused. Mary’s nightgown serves as(n):

   A. Unconditioned response
   B. Conditioned response
   C. Conditioned stimulus
   D. Unconditioned stimulus

4. Sam’s wife always wears the same black nightgown whenever she is “in the mood” for sexual relations. Sam becomes sexually aroused as soon as he sees his wife in the nightgown. For Sam, the night is a (n):

   A. unconditioned stimulus
   B. unconditioned response
   C. conditioned stimulus
   D. conditioned response

5. By the perceptual organization of stimuli the person’s span of attention is ____________?

   A. Increased
   B. Decreased
   C. Divided
   D. Unaffected
   E. None of these

6. The theory of Selective Attention was proposed by ______________?

   A. Selfridge
   B. Bruner
   C. Broadbent
   D. Lockhart and Craik

7. Which of the following pictorial cues first came to the attention of Max Wertheimer during a train ride?

   A. relative size
   B. motive parallax
   C. patterns of shading
   D. texture gradient

8. Attention is:

   A. A social state
   B. A Mental state
   C. An organic state
   D. An aptitudinal state

9. According to Mischel and Shoda’s (1995) cognitive-effective units in the personality system, what category refers to how processes such as selective attention, interpretation, and categorization of events affect personality?

   A. Competencies
   B. Goals and values
   C. Affects
   D. Encodings

10. Attention must be given to the selection of appropriate learning materials and to the gearing of teaching techniques to meet:

    A. Social needs
    B. Learner needs
    C. Educational needs
    D. Cultural needs