Cognitive Psychology Lecture 03 - (Automaticity)

Question 1

What is automaticity?

Answer 1

Automaticity is the ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low-level details required, allowing it to become an automatic response pattern or habit. It is usually the result of learning, repetition, and practice.

Question 2

What is controlled processing?

Answer 2

Controlled processing requires us to pay attention and deliberately put in effort. Controlled processing is intentionally done while we are consciously aware of what we are doing. In other words, we actually have to think about what is going on and make decisions. We are in ‘control’ of these processes.

Question 3

Difference between controlled vs automatic processing?

Answer 3

Controlled processing is something that takes conscious effort. People have to actually try to control their thinking and attention with certain types of tasks. Automatic processing often occurs unconsciously. People often process information without even paying attention

Question 4

What is the instance theory of automaticity?

Answer 4

The most provocative aspect of the instance theory of automaticity, from the perspective of reading, is the idea that learning can occur on a single exposure to an object or event. In essence, learning is all or none, and more often all than none. This means that automaticity can occur after a single trial.

Answer 5

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