Suppose that a friend at your college says that she can multitask very effectively, even when two ...

Suppose that a friend at your college says that she can multitask very effectively, even when two tasks are challenging. Based on the information in Chapter 3, you would conclude that
 
  a. she may be one of the 20 to 25 of college students who actually does manage to multitask quickly and accurately.
  b. she may be able to perform two tasks very quickly, but the research shows that she would make about 5 more errors than if she performs just one task.
  c. she may be able to perform two tasks very accurately, but the research shows that she would take about 10 longer than if she performs just one task.
  d. she may believe that she can multitask effectively, but the research does not support this belief.

Question 2

Which of the following students provides the best summary of the research about using a cell phone and paying attention while driving?
 
  a. Hans: As long as you talk on a hands-free cell phone, you can still pay full attention to driving.
  b. Gail: As long as you are an experienced driver, talking on a hand-held cell phone or a hands-free cell phone will not distract your attention.
  c. Mara Luisa: If the traffic is heavy, talking on a hands-free cell phone can distract your attention.
  d. Josh: Fortunately, drivers are not distracted when a passenger is having a conversation on a phone.

Question 3

According to the research on divided-attention tasks, when people divide their attention between two stimuli,
 
  a. they usually perform very accurately.
  b. they report that their performance accuracy suffers, but in reality, they simply perform the tasks more slowly.
  c. they typically make more errors.
  d. their performance shifts from serial processing to parallel processing.

Question 4

Imagine that you are listening to a friend complaining about a course assignment, but you are simultaneously trying to read the newspaper. This is an example of
 
  a. top-down processing.
  b. divided attention.
  c. selective attention
  d. the binding problem.

Question 5

According to your textbook's introduction to Chapter 3, attention
 
  a. relies exclusively on bottom-up processing.
  b. uses both top-down and bottom-up processing.
  c. is a time-consuming but highly accurate cognitive process.
  d. is a quick process that is highly inaccurate.