Which of the following best describes divided attention?
a. the ability to filter out or ignore all environmental stimuli and to focus on one's
own thoughts
b. the ability to focus on relevant information from two or more independent sources
c. organizing information into coherent patterns
d. the ability to focus on relevant information while screening out information that is irrelevant
Answer: B
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A) exert fine motor control over their voices. B) distinguish various speech sounds. C) interpret various speech sounds. D) to assign emotion to particular sounds. E) to act in response to sound.
A manager who asks such questions as "Why are we doing this?" and "How and when did we start doing this?" is:
a. a whiner b. ready to downsize the organization c. about to reorganize a work unit d. conducting a sacred cow hunt