One study simultaneously delivered a recording of men talking in participants one ear and recoding of women talking in participants other ear. When participants were assigned to pat attention to the women, 70 percent failed to hear one of the men repeatedly say Im a gorilla. This failure best illustrated

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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One study simultaneously delivered a recording of men talking in participants’ one ear and recoding of women talking in participants’ other ear. When participants were assigned to pat attention to the women, 70 percent failed to hear one of the men repeatedly say “I’m a gorilla.” This failure best illustrated

A	dual-processing
B	inattentional deafness
C	the popout phenomenon
D	blindsight

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -When using random assignment, neither the researcher nor the participant can choose the group to which the participant is assigned. The benefit of using random assignment is that it “evens the playing field.” This means that the groups will differ only in the program or treatment to which they are assigned.

Detailed explanation-2: -A case study is an in-depth examination of an individual.

Detailed explanation-3: -The activation-synthesis theory is a neurobiological explanation of why we dream.

Detailed explanation-4: -Parasomnias. A disorder that may include nightmares, chest pain, night terrors, sleepwalking and sleep talking; most common in childhood and sometimes worsens during adolescence and adulthood.

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AP PSYCHOLOGY

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BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS