Chapter 9 Flashcards
What is attention?
consciousness, awareness, and cognitive effort that relate to performing a skill.
What is meant by attention capacity?
multiple stimuli that you are paying attention to, but only end up remembering a few of those stimuli; this is considered fixed
What is the flexible capacity model of attention?
there is a certain amount of attention around you and depending on the individual, the task, and the situation is how the attention is handled. (look at notes)
Kahneman’s attention theory
Varies between the individual’s arousal levels. (pg. 203 Fig 9-2) depending on attention demands, it will determine if you can complete the task
Central Resource Model
if the tasks fits inside the “bubble” it works, but if there’s too much it will pop
Multiple Resource Model
depends on what is happening around you
What is the task of interest?
primary task
What is the added distraction to the primary task?
secondary task
4 types of focus
EX: baseball pitcher Narrow- the batter or catcher Broad- the crowd Internal- his movements External- attention of someone else's movements
What is visual selective attention?
detection and selection of what is in the environment.
What is active or passive attention?
focusing on distinctive and meaningful ques
Quiet eye open vs closed?
open - visually tracked “where the ball is going”
closed - fixates on goal “the goal/hoop”
Action effect hypothesis
focus attention on intended outcome of movements rather than the movement itself
Performance of a skill with little/no demand of attention
Automacity
