attention pt 1

Question 1

what is attention?`

Answer 1

cognitive mechanisms by which info is prioritized for processing

Question 2

what are the sources of attention?

Answer 2

exogenous

endogenous

Question 3

what is exogenous attention?

Answer 3

reflexive, automatic, Bottom up

Question 4

what is Endogenous attention?

Answer 4

voluntary intentional top down

Question 5

What are the targets of attention?

Answer 5

external

internal

Question 6

what is external attention?

Answer 6

sensory info

locations in space, points in time or odality- specific input

Question 7

what is internal target of attention?

Answer 7

memories, rules, goals, responses, ect

Question 8

what are the types of attention?

Answer 8

overt vs covert

momentary vs sustained

selective vs dividd

Question 9

what is selective attention?

Answer 9

our ability to focus on one message and ignore all others

we do not attend to a large fraction of info in the environment

we fliter out some info and promote other info for future processing