BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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Question
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If you are expecting an important text message, you are much more likely to notice the sound as soon as the message arrives. This best illustrates ____
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priming
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signal detection theory
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difference threshold
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absolute threshold
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Weber’s law
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Signal detection theory predicts how one detects the presence of weak stimuli amidst background noise. Detection of stimuli depends on the intensity of the stimuli, environmental noise, response criteria, physical factors such as fatigue or healthiness, and psychological factors such as motivation or expectations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Perception: the process of organization and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.
Detailed explanation-3: -The leading explanation: signal detection theory, which at its most basic, states that the detection of a stimulus depends on both the intensity of the stimulus and the physical/psychological state of the individual.
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