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Test: MCAT Social and Behavioral Sciences
| 1. | Which pair best represents accurate examples of the concepts of the central route and the peripheral route of information processing, according to the Elaboration Likelihood Model? |
Central Route: The answer is so obvious, it's like being hit by a two-by-four.
Peripheral Route: By reading and re-reading the poem, its meaning will slowly reveal itself.
Central Route: The person on the phone walked me through the calculations and explained to me how much money I would save over the course of ten years through increasing my monthly payment by 20%.
Peripheral Route: My best friend is increasing her monthly payments, and she seems to make good life choices, so I am also going to increase my monthly payment.
Central Route: It feels like everywhere I look, I can see the answer. It doesn't even matter what direction I face, the answer is clear.
Peripheral Route: The answer is hazy no matter what I do, I can't seem to pull it into focus.
Central Route: This is the most efficient form of processing, because it requires the removal of distractions. Think of a car driving down the main artery.
Peripheral Route: This is the least efficent form of processing, because it takes a long time to put the pieces of the puzzle together, and many of these pieces are only useful insofar as they provide links to more central concepts.
Central Route: Traffic is congested, processing will take a really long time.
Peripheral Route: Traffic is less congested, but processing is less focused.
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