"Learning from past experience" as a factor involved in attention was demonstrated by Shinoda et al. (2001), who showed that drivers are more likely to detect stop signs when they were positioned _____.
A) at the middle of a block
B) 75 feet from the intersection
C) at the intersection
D) at random through a neighborhood

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Shinoda et al. (2001) demonstrated that drivers were more likely to detect stop signs when positioned at the intersection, indicating that drivers have learned from past experience that this is where stop signs are typically located.

"Learning from Past Experience" as a Factor Involved in Attention