Sarah is doing an arithmetic problem. The numbers and instructions for doing the necessary operations for each step will be held in her ___________ memory as she solves the problem

Miley is concerned that advertisers are using subliminal messages to make her buy their products. Based on the information in your textbook, what should you tell her?

A) "You're right, subliminal messages are very powerful." B) "It's unclear; almost no research has been done on subliminal perception." C) "Don't worry; people cannot perceive subliminal stimuli at all." D) "There is little evidence that subliminal messages can be used to persuade people to do anything."

Clay has played professional soccer for seven years and is easily able to tune out the sound of the crowd and all other irrelevant sensory information during the game. Bruce is a rookie and is often distracted by what his opponents are saying and the mood

Clay and Bruce are showing differing levels of ______________. A) absolute thresholds. B) parallel processing C) selective attention D) top-down processing