The ability to focus on a specific piece of information without distraction is called
A) bootstrapping.
B) overregularization.
C) attention.
D) metacognition.
C) attention. Attention is the ability to focus on a particular stimulus without becoming distracted by other stimuli.
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Which of the basic reinforcement schedules produces steady responses at a moderate rate?
a) Variable ratio b) Fixed interval c) Variable interval d) Fixed ratio
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