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bcretired · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

You're talking to a friend in a noisy restaurant. You have essentially tuned out the surroundings. Suddenly, you turn your head at the sound of your name. Which of the following is the best explanation for this phenomenon?

a. Stimuli from the environment enter sensory memory whether or not we attend to the stimuli.
b. Information enters working memory in the same form as it exists in the environment.
c. Our attention must be captured before information enters sensory memory.
d. Information must be meaningful before it can enter sensory memory.

Question 2

Research indicates that teachers' use of statements such as, Remember the last point. It is an important one, has a positive effect on learning. This research most closely relates to:

a. attention.
b. rehearsal.
c. working memory.
d. interference.