selected and divided attention

Question 1

define attention

Answer 1

attention is an individuals ability to focus a high level of attention on a particular stimulus, such as listening to a news report or multitasking.

Question 2

define selective attention

Answer 2

selective attention involves focusing on one stimulus and blocking out all other stimulus

Question 3

define divided attention

Answer 3

divided attention involves focusing on two or more stimulus at the same time

Question 4

what are trhe factors tat determine how well we can divide our attention

Answer 4

Task difficulty
task similarity
task familiarity