While Mr. Lindsey was explaining the social studies assignment, Missy was finishing homework due for her next class. When the class began the assignment, Missy did not know what to do. According to the information processing model of cognitive learning, Missy was lost because
A. her perception of the activity was different from that of other students.
B. she did not pay attention to the instructions that were given.
C. the instructions for the assignment were out of context.
D. the instructions were not transferred from working to long-term memory.
Answer:B
While Mr. Lindsey was explaining the social studies assignment, Missy was finishing homework due for her next class. When the class began the assignment, Missy did not know what to do. According to the information processing model of cognitive learning, Missy was lost because
A. her perception of the activity was different from that of other students. B. she did not pay attention to the instructions that were given. C. the instructions for the assignment were out of context. D. the instructions were not transferred from working to long-term memory.
Explanation: B) Missy was apparently lost because she did not pay attention to the instructions given by Mr. Lindsey. Attention is necessary for perception (and learning) to occur, but it is a limited resource. That is, we can pay attention to only one demanding task at a time.