Jess was driving to work one day and heard his cell phone ring

He fumbled through his backpack to find his phone and then proceeded to answer it. As he took the call, he heard and felt his car hit the car in front of him. Because he wasn't directly focusing on the road while he took the call, Jess experienced what psychologists refer to as _____.
Fill in the blank with correct word

Answer: inattentional blindness

Psychology

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At one end of a neuron is a cluster of fibers called __________; they receive messages from other cells

a) synapses b) dendrites c) neurons d) glial

Psychology

After a stressor is judged to be a threat, one then engages in another valuation in which

a. the situation is usually deemed as catastrophic. b. self-efficacy is not an important factor. c. one judges the available options and the effectiveness of each. d. one relies on others for answers.

Psychology