A key assumption made by researchers who are studying mental processes is that
a. serial processing is a type of parallel processing.
b. the absolute time that mental processing takes is independent of the details of different tasks.
c. requiring additional mental tasks effectively reduces total reaction time.
d. individuals have limited resources that must be spread over different mental tasks.
Answer: d. individuals have limited resources that must be spread over different mental tasks.
You might also like to view...
Certain antibiotics can damage of kill the hair cells of the inner ear. luckily, hair cells regenerate and thus, hearing loss associated with such damage is temporary
a. true b. false
According to the text, people in which of the following age groups generally takes on the role of family kinkeeper?
a. late adolescents b. young adults c. middle-aged adults d. elderly adults