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abern

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The steady increase in reaction time that occurs when enumerating items in a visual display:
 
  a) indicates post-attentive processing is involved.
   b) indicates pre-attentive processing is involved.
   c) is indicative of subitizing.
   d) indicates that there is no difference between pre-attentive and post-attentive processing.

Question 2

Post-attentive processes:
 
  a) require little attention.
   b) occur before attention is focused.
   c) are effortful and conscious.
   d) would include the perceptual grouping processes proposed by Gestalt psychologists.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

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Answer: c





 

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