The ability to focus on some parts of the environment and block out others is referred to as ___________

a. sensory deprivation
b. selective attention
c. sensory overload
d. inattentional blindness

Answer: b

Psychology

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a. it is ineffective compared to other behavior change methods. b. it frequently endangers the client. c. the therapist may not be able to control the sources of reinforcement operating in the client's life. d. it can interfere with the therapist developing genuine insight into the client's striving for self-actualization. e. it may create an adversarial relationship between the client and therapist.

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Maureen is completing a chemistry project that must be written up using the metric system (i.e., milliliters), but her beaker is scaled in ounces. The BEST solution strategy for her problem involves a(n) ______

a. heuristic b. compensatory model c. subgoal d. algorithm

Psychology