Caitlin found it very hard to talk to her brother at the football game until she tuned out the cheering and focused directly on him. The strategy she is using here is ________

a. sensory adaptation
b. noise
c. selective attention
d. information overload

c

Psychology

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a. place a relatively high value on family and community needs rather than one's own needs b. place a relatively high value on respect and virtue c. be more accepting of virtually all forms of violence d. be less accepting of virtually all forms of violence

Psychology

For a repeated-measures study, a small variance for the difference scores indicates that the treatment has little or no effect

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology