Lavie's perceptual load theory suggests:
a) The amount of attention allocated to a main task depends on the load that our perceptual system is under.
b) That distraction effects are greater when cognitive load is high than when it is low.
c) High cognitive load reduces people's ability to use cognitive control to discriminate between target and distractor stimuli.
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
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A. Moving to a physical context to allow for activation B. Engaging in affirming self talk C. Becoming more aware of the cognitive context needed for different behaviors D. All the above
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a. projection. b. reaction formation. c. the hindsight bias. d. self-enhancement.