"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) all of these locations were equally detected.

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Shinoda et al. showed that drivers were more likely to detect stop signs when they were positioned at the intersection, indicating that drivers have learned from past experience that stop signs are typically located at intersections. Therefore, the correct choice is C.

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