Exam 2 Unit 6: Pain, Sensation, & Vision

Question 1

Orientation

Answer 1

Aware of person, place, time, & situation.

E.g., Aware of full name, location, date, & reason they are there.

Question 2

Sustained attention:

Answer 2

Maintaining attention on one or more activity or stimulus for a long period of time.
E.g., taking a test, writing a paper.

Question 3

Selective Attention:

Answer 3

Focusing on one or more stimuli while other stimuli are ignored.
– Tuning out external, environmental stimuli.
– E.g., reading in a noisy coffee shop.

Question 4

Divided attention:

Answer 4

Focusing on two or more stimuli at a time–multitasking.

–E.g., cooking while parenting; walking & talking on phone.

Question 5

Shifting attention:

Answer 5

Shifting attention from one task to another, enabling us to engage in multiple tasks seemingly at once.
– E.g., Scrolling on phone, shifting to watching T.V., back & forth.