As Maria works on her math problems, she is not disturbed by the Gilligan's Island rerun she hears on the TV or her younger sister's questions about dinner. Discuss the processes of attention that are related to Maria's ability to stay focused
What will be an ideal response?
Students should be able to discuss the situation in terms of the individual's ability to selectively attend to specific
stimuli (e.g., the math problems) and inhibit responses to irrelevant external stimuli (e.g., the TV and the sister).
Students' answers should include a discussion of the importance of the ability to sustain attention over a relatively
long period of time.
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