Considering what cognitive psychologists tell us about attention, identify the pair of activities that most people would have trouble doing simultaneously.
a. Mentally planning a weekend camping trip while jogging
b. Thinking about what to cook for dinner while combing one's hair
c. Watching the evening news on television while studying for an exam
d. Carrying on a conversation about the meaning of life while walking down the street
Question 2
Which one of the following best illustrates concept mapping?
a. Alexandra lists the characteristics of the concept insect.
b. Bob draws a chart listing the sequence of events leading up to World War II in chronological order.
c. Christina puts the words force, gravity, velocity, acceleration, and time on a piece of paper; she then draws lines between pairs of related words and describes the relationships.
d. Darnell makes a chart showing the hierarchy that biologists use to classify animals; his chart includes such concepts as vertebrates, invertebrates, mammals, fish, birds, mollusks, and crustaceans.
Acromegaly in one individual from a pair of identical twins.
A pair of spotted hyenas at White River, Mpumalanga
This jumping spider's main ocelli (center pair) are very acute.
Doty's data show a very rapid drop in late adulthood in the ability to identify smells
Identify the variable representing each described quantity in the equation