Chapter 2 - concepts^J definitions and explanations CSV 2

Question 1

Concept

Answer 1

;Explanation

Question 2

Three stages in the information processing approach

Answer 2

;perception, response selection, and response processing

Question 3

Attention acting as amiplifier

Answer 3

;making processing of stimulus information in an attended region more efficient

Question 4

Attention may affect perception in two ways

Answer 4

;enhancing stimulus processing or by filtering out distracting information

Question 5

Human processing efficiency was often described as the rate of information transmission expressed in bits per second example

Answer 5

;if an operator efficiently conveys information at a rate of 4 bits per second it means they transmit and process information more quickly than someone operating at 2 bits per second