3- Can Attention be Modified? Flashcards
What is attention is the perceptual load model?
A resource
When do we need to give more attention?
When tasks are more difficult
How is attention different from the early models in the perceptual load model?
Attention isn’t an all-or-none/filter model
What kind of tasks require more cognitive resources?
More difficult tasks
What determines whether or not unattended information gets processed?
The attention resources that are available
What happens when the task is easy?
Even unattended information gets to be processed more deeply and affects behaviour
What happens when the task is hard?
Unattended information is processed to a smaller extent
Who investigated the letters task?
Lavie, 1995
What requires more cognitive resources?
More complex information
What makes a task more difficult?
A higher perceptual load where there are more distractors
Why is there a lower response time when there is a high perceptual load?
There isn’t enough attention left to process the peripheral letters
Who investigated automaticity?
Schneider and Shiffrin, 1977
What does experience lead to?
More efficient processing and less attention required
What does an automated action require?
Little attention
Why are automated actions difficult when we don’t have experience?
As we have to pay attention to other things at the same time
