Attention

Question 1

Arousal

Answer 1

Mainly created by reticular nucleus. Sheet around the thalamus that either gates or blocks info. The excitability is regulated by the reticular formation in the brain stem. NOT same as attention, but needed to have attention (attention is selective, arousal nonselective)

Question 2

Selective attention

Answer 2

Covert brain mechanism that enables us to attend to relevant info and ignore irrelevant.

Question 3

Covert attention

Answer 3

Attention that is not directed towards what you’re looking at. Tested with fixation point

Question 4

Overt attention

Answer 4

Attention that is directed to where you’re looking

Question 5

Voluntary attention

Answer 5

Endogenous, top-down intentional attention

Question 6

Involuntary attention

Answer 6

Exogenous, bottom-up and stimulus driven. Something that flashes eg, catching your attention

Question 7

Competitiong

Answer 7

Voluntary and involuntary constantly compete with each other. Goal directed behaviour is interrupted by unintentional.