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nevelica

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Suppose that you are worried about a test that you took yesterday. You therefore decide to try to forget about this problem and concentrate on something more pleasant. However, this strategy backfires, and you think about the test even more frequently.
 
  This phenomenon is called
   a. mind wandering.
   b. ironic effects of mental control.
   c. blindsight.
   d. an illusory conjunction.

Question 2

Suppose that you are running to catch a subway. You race past a large poster that shows various foods in uncharacteristic colors, such as an orange strawberry and a red carrot. However, you actually perceive a red strawberry and an orange carrot.
 
  In Anne Treisman's theory, this phenomenon would be called
   a. overactive bottom-up processing.
   b. attentional bias.
   c. a Gestalt.
   d. an illusory conjunction.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: b

Answer to Question 2

Ans: d



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