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Attentional switching studies using PET suggest that the __________ plays the primary role in switching attention in visual search tasks.
 
  a. basal ganglia c. anterior cingulate
  b. superior parietal lobe d. thalamus

Question 2

In an ERP study, an increase in the amplitude of the waveform found in the occipital lobe shortly after the onset of a stimulus suggests that attention ______________ early processing of visual stimuli.
 
  a. enhances c. occurs at the same time as
  b. interferes with d. comes after



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a



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