Most people can listen to music and write a paper simultaneously, ...

[azncindy619]

Most people can listen to music and write a paper simultaneously, but it is harder to listen to the news station and concentrate on writing at the same time. This is because ____.
 
  a. music is often relaxing and makes it easier to concentrate
 b. people are often upset by what is on the news and that harms their concentration
  c. listening to the news and writing a paper both require verbal processing
 d. most people do not listen to the news all that often or closely, so it is novel

Question 2

Which best describes the capacity model of attention?
 
  a. Attention has a filter that can move dependent on the level of meaning we assign to it.
  b. Attention has several filters at the sensory level.
 c. We have a fixed amount of attention that we can use on multiple tasks.
 d. We learn to pay attention and the more we practice the better we get.

[Chocorrol77]

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

c