Vigilance

Question 1

____, is a state where the mind & body are poised in readiness to respond

Answer 1

Vigilance

Question 2

____, is a decrease in an innate response as a result of repetition of the stimulus

Answer 2

Habituation

Question 3

What were the 3 experimental test Mackworth (1950) did on vigilance & habituation?

Answer 3

He did 4 30 min periods in a row detecting targets with Clock, Radar, & Sonar

Question 4

What were the results from Mackworth (1950) Clock experiment?

Answer 4

Participants missed 15% of targets in round 1 & 27% in rounds 2-4. Also the changing of the targets magnitude & warnings had no affect.

Question 5

What were the results from Mackworth (1950) Radar experiment?

Answer 5

Similar to the Clock Test but brightness of the target influenced performance

Question 6

What were the results from Mackworth (1950) Sonar experiment?

Answer 6

Similar patterns of results as the Clock & Radar test but had the worst performances of the 3 task

Question 7

What is the trade-off for vigilance made by our Attentional System?

Answer 7

In order to remain vigilant to some stimuli of interest, we habituate to other repeated stimuli around us

Question 8

True or False. Is long periods of vigilance difficult for humans to maintain?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

____, is highly addictive & disrupts higher order mental functions

Answer 9

Amphetamine