CHAPTER 4: Attention Flashcards
Basic idea 1 of attention
more information than can be attended to
Basic idea 2 of attention
limits to how much we can attend to
Basic idea 3 of attention
some tasks/responses require little attention
Basic idea 4 of attention
practice/ knowledge reduces attention demand
Alertness & Arousal
basic type of input attentional process
Selective Attention
— The nervous system, must be awake, responsive and able to interact with the environment. Arousal is a necessary precondition for most cognitive processing.
Orienting Reflex
basic type of input attentional process
the reflexive redirection of attention that orients you toward the unexpected stimulus
Spotlight Attention
basic type of input attentional process
mental attention focusing mechanism that prepares you to encode stimulus info
AUTOMATIC AND RAPID
Hemineglect
disruption of focus on one half of the filed of vision
input attention
type of attention
- faster automatic
controlled attention
type of attention
- slower more serial, more deliberate; not really automatic
- Selective Attention
do video games improve attention?
they actually do, they make spotlight search more better; eyes are moving rapid,
IMPROVES ATTENTION PROCESSING
- EFFECT IS NOT LONG LASTING
Selective Attention
type of attention
ability to focus on one stimuli whilst ignoring surroundings
Controlled Attention
type of attention
delqbetaly attending to stimuli
Inattentional Blindness
type of attention
failure to attend to info even if you are looking at it
automaticity
occurring without conscious awareness or intention and consuming little of it if any of the mental resources
MAKES MORE COMPLEX TASKS MORE/SEEM EASY
