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Strayer & Johnston (2001) gave participants a simulated driving task that required them to apply the brakes as quickly as possible in response to a red light. Doing this task while talking on a phone caused participants to miss ______ as many of the red lights as when they weren’t talking on the phone and also ______ the time it took them to apply the brakes.     a. ten times; decreased     b. ten times; increased     c. twice; decreased     d. twice; increased

Strayer & Johnston (2001) gave participants a simulated driving task that required them to apply the brakes as quickly as possible in response to a red light. Doing this task while talking on a phone caused participants to miss ______ as many of the red lights as when they weren’t talking on the phone and also ______ the time it took them to apply the brakes.     a. ten times; decreased     b. ten times; increased     c. twice; decreased     d. twice; increased

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)
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  1. Strayer & Johnston (2001) gave participants a simulated driving task that required them to apply the brakes as quickly as possible in response to a red light. Doing this task while talking on a phone caused participants to miss ______ as many of the red lights as when they weren’t talking on the phone and also ______ the time it took them to apply the brakes.
       
    a. ten times; decreased
       
    b. ten times; increased
       
    c. twice; decreased
       
    d. twice; increased
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