Describe the difference between focused attention and divided attention.
When a person’s attention is divided, one’s brain is switching back and forth between tasks rather than distributing attention among all the tasks at the same time.
One example of divided attention is __________.
Describe the difference between elaboration and visual imagery.
_________ is focusing on something specific in the environment.
The method of encoding information to memory is called ___________.
The set of things or events that catch one’s attention is called __________.
What is “multitasking”?
Attempting to both study and watch television is an example of divided attention.
Whenever Jack hears a new word, he tries to place it in a sentence that makes sense to him. This is an example of __________.
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