Your child attends a school that requires use of 1 of 4 different uniforms.You lament that it is often difficult to spot your child in the crowd of children.On that day it is raining,it is easy to spot the red umbrella that your child uses in the sea of black umbrellas.The search has changed from a _____ to a _____.
A)feature search;conjunction search
B)selective attention;divided attention
C)divided attention;selective attention
D)conjunction search;feature search

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Initially, finding your child among many wearing different uniforms is a conjunction search because it requires distinguishing based on multiple features (type of uniform, child's appearance, etc.). When it's raining, and your child is the only one with a red umbrella among black ones, it becomes a feature search, which is simpler because it's based on a single, distinct feature (the color of the umbrella).

Your Child Attends a School That Requires Use of 1