May's theory

Deaux & LaFrance (1998) performed cross cultural observational research that addresses levels of aggression in children. Based on the results of their research, which of the following children would be most likely to engage in "nonplayful" pushing, hitting, and shoving on the playground?

A) Stacey, because she grew up in a large city B) Bobby, because he grew up in the United States C) Robyn, because her parents use threats of severe punishment D) Namara, because he is a boy E) Althea, because she spent her formative years in Ethiopia

Research on dichotic listening shows that

a. most people have great difficulty attending to one task while ignoring another task. b. when people pay attention to one task, they typically notice little about other tasks. c. selective attention is an unfortunate problem that limits our performance enormously. d. we can usually shadow one series of items and process another series very accurately.