Mid 2 Flashcards
selective attention
ability to focus on one thing at a time
divided attention
focus attention on two or more tasks
endogenous
intentional
exogenous
unintentional
covert
without eye movements
overt
with eye movements
inattentional blindness
difficulty recognizing events when focus is elsewhere
change blindness
difficulty recognizing alteration in a scene
early selection (broadbent)
selective filter (based on physical properties) - content recognition
late selection (Deutsch and Deutsch)
content recognition - selective filter (based on meaning)
Treisman’s Attenuation Model
attenuating filter (based on physical properties) - content recognition
three stage model
sensory memory - STM - LTM
iconic memory
visual sensory memory
echoic memory
auditory sensory memory
explicit LTM
episodic and semantic
implicit LTM
procedural and classic conditioning
cultural life script hypothesis
memories more culturally meaningful
maintenance rehearsal
repeating something over and over
elaborative rehearsal
relating something to surroundings and knowledge
spacing effect
rehearsing over time better than cramming
weapon focus effect
weapon threat hinders memory for other parts of event
encoding specificity principle
retrieval improves in congruent settings
Korsakaff’s syndrome
forgetfulness and apathy due to thiamine deficiancy
also damages hippocampus causing anterograde amnesia
