Attention Flashcards
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selective attention
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- Process by which one input is attended to and the rest are turned out.
- Studied by having person listen to information entering one ear (attended channel) and ignore input entering another ear (unattended channel). Individual cannot recall any information from unattended channel.
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Broadbent Filter Model of Selective Attention
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- Model on processing information.
- Inputs from the environment enter a sensory buffer. One of the inputs is then selected and passes through selective filter to be further processed and remembered.
- Information that does not pass filter quickly decays and disappears.
3
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cocktail party effect
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Information from previously unattended channels.
- Explained by Attentuation Model
- Also explained through selective priming
4
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Attentuation Model
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- Anne Treisman
- Model states that unattended information is not exactly filtered out but rather dampened, like turning the volume down.
5
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selective priming
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individuals are selectively primed to observe something if we encountered it frequently or have an expectation.
6
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spotlight model
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Model for visual attention. Explains that the spotlight is our attention and its ability to find a new target and lock its attention onto it.
7
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binding problem
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- The brain can examine different aspects (shape, color, etc.
- States how all these aspects can be assembled together and related to a single object.
8
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divided attention
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- Concerns when and if we are able to multitask.
- Based on resource model of attention.
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resource model of attention
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- We have limited resources in which to draw when performing tasks.
- Based on task similarity, task difficulty, and task practice.
- The more similar the two tasks are the easier it is to perform both.
- If a task is difficult then another than it will be hard to perform both at the same time.
- Practice of a task facilitates performing another task with it.
