Question

1. choose the best answer.

the term _____ means that the person is looking straight ahead while talking, but not necessarily seeing what she is looking at.
mindful wandering
inattentional blindness
passive ignorance
selective attention

1. choose the best answer.

name three negative consequences of phone usage.
a. negative effect on _____ functions
b. diminished _____ ability
c. mistakes and _____
interpersonal; communication; insults
cognitive; decision - making; omissions
waking; mental; waste
physical; cognitive; accidents

Explanation:

• Question 5:
• Mindful wandering: Usually refers to a state of being aware while having thoughts wander, not directly related to not seeing what one looks at.
• Inattentional blindness: Occurs when a person fails to notice an unexpected stimulus because attention is focused elsewhere. This fits the description of looking but not seeing.
• Passive ignorance: A more general term about lack of knowledge through passivity, not specific to visual attention.
• Selective attention: Focusing on certain stimuli, but the key here is the failure to see (blindness aspect), which inattentional blindness emphasizes.
• Question 6:
• Option 1 (interpersonal; communication; insults): While phones can affect communication, the first blank “interpersonal” is too broad for the context of negative effects on functions. And “insults” are not a typical broad - negative consequence of phone usage in general.
• Option 2 (cognitive; decision - making; omissions): Phones can over - stimulate or distract, affecting cognitive functions (like memory, concentration). Diminished decision - making ability (due to constant distractions or information overload) and mistakes/omissions (like forgetting tasks because of phone use) make sense.
• Option 3 (waking; mental; waste): “Waking” is not a typical function affected. “Mental” is too vague, and “waste” is not a common negative consequence term in this context.
• Option 4 (physical; cognitive; accidents): While physical effects (e.g., posture) and accidents (texting while driving) are possible, the second blank “cognitive” is more about ability, but the first blank “physical” is not as central as “cognitive” for the first part (negative effect on functions). And “accidents” is a more specific consequence rather than a general one like “omissions”.

Answer:

1. inattentional blindness
2. cognitive; decision - making; omissions