Attention Flashcards
1
Q
What are the theories of attention?
A
Bottleneck theories
Capacity theories
2
Q
What does the bottleneck theory state about attention?
A
that selection occurs when information reaches a stage that cannot process all of the information at the same time.
3
Q
What do the capacity theories state about attention?
A
Emphasize the fact that we can do more than one thing at a time but that our ability or capacity to do this is limited.
4
Q
What is inattentional blindness?
A
A failure to perceive an item that is in plain sight.
5
Q
What is change blindness?
A
Failure to see a significant change in a visual stimulus or an increased difficulty in seeing such a change
