AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In two phone interview experiments, most participants failed to notice that the female interviewer to whom they were responding changed after the third question of the interview. This best illustrated
A
the cocktail party effect
B
the popout phenomenon
C
change blindness
D
blindsight
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep:a periodic, natural loss of consciousness. Throughout the night, the body experiences many sleep cycles, each one lasting around 90 minutes. Each cycle has 5 stages (1, 2, 3, 4, REM) Page 2 Beta waves:waves of someone who is wide awake.

Detailed explanation-2: -Interviewers tend to be more influenced by unfavorable than favorable information about a candidate. The EEOC uses testers who apply for employment which they do not intend to accept for the purpose of uncovering unlawful discriminatory hiring practices.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following best compares gender and sex? Sex is biologically determined, whereas gender is socially defined.

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