Attention

Question 1

Attention

Answer 1

Behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on a discrete aspect of information

Question 2

Consciousness

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At its simplest, is sentience and awareness of internal and external existence.

Question 3

Inanttentional Blindness

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Occurs when an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight, purely as a result of a lack of attention rather than any vision defects or deficits.

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Blindsight

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A phenomenon in which patients with damage in the primary visual cortex of the brain can tell where an object is although they claim they cannot see it.

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Subliminal Perception

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Perception of a series of stimulus which the person is not consciously aware of and gets under the influence involuntarily

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Priming

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Priming is a phenomenon in which exposure to one stimulus influences how a person responds to a subsequent, related stimulus.

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Change Blindness

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A phenomenon of visual perception that occurs when a stimulus undergoes a change without this being noticed by its observer.

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Endogenous Attention

Answer 8

Attention that is attended voluntarily

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Exogenous Attention

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Attention that is directed involuntarily by a stimulus

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Automatic Processing

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A type of thinking or cognition that does not involve any effort or deliberation

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Controlled Processing

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A type of thinking that requires us to pay attention and deliberately put in effort

Question 12

Amphetamines

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Stimulants that increase dopamine in the synapse. Ex: Adderall

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Methamphetamine

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By blocking the reuptake of dopamine and increasing its release, it produces high levels of dopamine in the synapse. Ex: Crystal Meth

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Opioids

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Bind to and activate opioid receptors and are experienced as extremely enjoyable if taken in larger doses. Ex: Heroin, Fentanyl

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Marijuana

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Many drugs can easily be categorized as stimulants, depressants, or hallucinogens, but this one can have the effects of all three types.

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MDMA

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MDMA produces an energizing effect similar to that of stimulants, but it also causes slight hallucinations. It involves more serotonin and norepinephrine activity and blocks reuptake. Ex: Molly, Ecstasy

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Alcohol

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Is a depressant that inhibits neural activity by activating GABA receptors.

Question 18

Cocaine

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Produces its stimulating effects by increasing the concentration of dopamine in the synapse.

Question 19

Selective Attention

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the capacity for or process of reacting to certain stimuli selectively when several occur simultaneously.

Question 20

Selective Listening

Answer 20

Characterized as the action in which people focus their attention intentionally on a specific source of a sound or spoken words.