4.5 Attention

Question 1

Attention

Answer 1

concentrating on one aspect of the sensory enviro, or sensorium

Question 2

Selective Attention

Answer 2

Focusing on one part of the sensorium while ignoring other stimuli

Question 3

Cocktail party phenomenon

Answer 3

allows one to pay attention to a particular stimulus while determining if additional stimuli in the background require attention

Question 4

Divided Attention

Answer 4

Ability to perform multiple tasks at the same time

Question 5

controlled (effortful) processing

Answer 5

utilized when doing new/complex tasks along with undivided attention

Question 6

automatic processing

Answer 6

• utilized when doing familiar/routine actions

- permits the brain to focus on other tasks w/ divided attention