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Evvie72

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While on spring break in Florida, Kelly sees a claw machine game. Determined to win the Sponge Bob doll, she inserts her money. When she moves the joystick, Kelly discovers that pushing left causes the claw to move right and vice versa. Even after several attempts to win, it takes Kelly longer than normal to move the claw into position. In this example, Kellys slower reaction time is mostly due to ____.
 
  a. speed-accuracy tradeoff
  b. stimulus-response compatibility
  c. expectancy
  d. complexity-response tradeoff

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Terrance is training for the track meet next week. His coach reminds him to be mentally focused for the event and to not anticipate the starting gun too much, as a false start would disqualify Terrance. This example demonstrates that reaction time is susceptible to____.
 
  a. stimulus-response incompatibility
  b. speed-accuracy trade-off
  c. complex decision-making
  d. expectancy


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SVictor

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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b

Answer to Question 2

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b


Evvie72

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Excellent

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