Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about the field of psychology is most accurate? Psychologists focus solely on the way we think and feel.
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In the context of psychology, focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus is called:
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Sensory adaptation
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Subliminal perception
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Divided consciousness
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Selective attention
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Understand the key terms provided in the problem: Sensory adaptation, Subliminal perception, Divided consciousness, and Selective attention.
Define Sensory adaptation as the process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time.
Define Subliminal perception as the processing of information by sensory systems without conscious awareness.
Define Divided consciousness as a state in which a person's attention is split between multiple tasks or stimuli.
Recognize that Selective attention refers to the psychological process of focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus while ignoring others, which matches the description in the problem.
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