attention

Question 1

what is attention

Answer 1

amount of infor we can cope with
we have limited attentional capacity

Question 2

what is selective attention

Answer 2

attend to relevant info and disregard irrelevant info
it is th eprocess of sorting out relevant bits of info

Question 3

what happens in selective attention

Answer 3

passes info the short term memory ehich gives time for consicous analysis

Question 4

how to develop selevtive attention

Answer 4

relvant practice
increase the intensity of stimulus
use verbal cues
wath performs video replay
observe and copy behaviour

Question 5

benefits of developing selective attention

Answer 5

better chance of making correct decison
increase reaction time make quicker decisions

Question 6

what is response selection

Answer 6

appropriate motor program is decided to achieve that response

Question 7

what is intentional attention

Answer 7

we are looking for a particular stimulus

Question 8

what is involuntary attention

Answer 8

something thats happening catches our attention