Stress tends to heighten attention, and as a result, lessens the chance of action slips.

I’ve had an Android phone since the beginning, rather than an iPhone. If I switched now to an iPhone, learning all of the iPhone features and how to use them would be difficult, due to the retroactive interference from having used an Android for so long. 

Which of these would make it MORE likely that you would notice the gorilla in the famous inattentional blindness scenario?

What is the irrelevant speech effect?

Research indicates that older adults are more susceptible to the cocktail party phenomenon — that is, they’re more likely to overhear their name in unattended sources.

Which of these describes the Stroop Effect? 

What overall conclusion can be drawn about automated driving systems from what you read in the text?

Some evidence suggests that the “attention deficit” demonstrated in inattentional blindness is particularly prevalent in those diagnosed with ADHD.

The dominant mode of coding in immediate memory is:

Which one of the following is typically removed from the blood by the tubular secretion process?