Attention Flashcards
Attention
Ability to direct our awareness to a single aspect of internal stimuli
Focus
Full attention
Fringe area
no attention
margin
partial attention
Sensory buffer
Where basic sensory information enters. other info not focused on decays
Shadowing
Repeating words instantly (no memory component)
Cocktail part effect
Can tune in to particular stimulus. background information is heard but not focused on or remembered
Treisman model
Unattended information is attenuated (reduced in intensity)
intense or important information can come to attention
Change blindess
The failure to notice change that takes place
unattended stimuli
color or design might be subconsciously affect our mood or behavior
Sequential attention
Switching back and fourth between tasks
Allport’s module resource theory
attention comes from distinct, specialize modules of the brain
Controlled processing
Conscious focus on a task
Automatic processing
unconscious work on a task, doing things in autopilot. allows for more multitasking
