Suppose you are conscious of what you see in the right eye and not the left.Now a word slowly fades into view in the left eye.What happens?
A)Your attention lingers even longer than usual on the right eye.
B)Your attention shifts to the left eye at the same speed as it would without the word.
C)The word grabs your attention at a certain speed regardless of its meaning.
D)The word grabs your attention faster if it is meaningful.

Question

Suppose you are conscious of what you see in the right eye and not the left.Now a word slowly fades into view in the left eye.What happens?​
A)Your attention lingers even longer than usual on the right eye.
B)​Your attention shifts to the left eye at the same speed as it would without the word.
C)​The word grabs your attention at a certain speed regardless of its meaning.
D)The word grabs your attention faster if it is meaningful.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The research suggests that attention is biased toward meaningful stimuli, so the word in the left eye would grab your attention faster if it is meaningful. This effect is known as semantic priming. Therefore, Option D is the best choice.

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