attention

Question 1

top down proccessing

Answer 1

processing is where we start at the top, the brain, and cognitive functions guide your perception. Going down as more information is gathered. Mental processing driven.

Question 2

bottom up proccessing

Answer 2

processing relies entirely on the sensory data and not previous data in your brain. Stimulus driven.

Question 3

what are the two types of processing

Answer 3

bottom up processing
and top down processing

Question 4

novel stimulus

Answer 4

a new or unusual stimulus

Question 5

sensation

Answer 5

sensation is a passive process where our body detects stimuli and sends information to our brain to be interpreted.

Question 6

what is perception

Answer 6

perception is the active proccess of assigning meaning to stimuli sensed.

Question 7

selective attention

Answer 7

Selecting - which stimuli you want to pay attention to and ignoring less important or irrelevant stimuli

Question 8

sustained attention

Answer 8

maintaining attention on a specific stimulus without being distracted

Question 9

divided attention

Answer 9

ability to distribute our attention so two or more activities can be done at the same time

Question 10

behaviour

Answer 10

refers to the visible actions we can see happening

Question 11

mental process

Answer 11

refers to invisible, internal, cognitive activity in our mind. We can’t see it in others.