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According to William James, attention involves focusing on multiple objects simultaneously.
False
Conscious attention does not play any causal role in cognition.
False
Divided Attention refers to engaging in only one task at a time.
False
Signal Detection and Vigilance involve actively searching for particular stimuli.
True
Selective Attention means choosing to attend to all stimuli equally.
False
Signal Detection Theory (SDT) is mainly used to measure sensitivity to a target's presence.
True
According to William James, attention involves taking possession of the mind of multiple objects simultaneously.
False
Selective Attention refers to choosing to attend to some stimuli while ignoring others.
True
Signal Detection Theory (SDT) is solely used to measure sensitivity to a target's presence.
False
Divided Attention involves engaging in only one task at a time and not shifting attentional resources.
False
Conscious attention plays a causal role in cognition, assisting in monitoring interactions with the environment.
True
Signal Detection and Vigilance involve passively waiting for stimuli to appear.
False
Explore the concept of attention in psychology as described by William James in his Principles of Psychology. Learn how attention involves actively selecting and processing a limited amount of information from our senses, memories, and cognitive processes.
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