Chapter 4 (Attention) Flashcards
the fact that we usually focus our attention on one or a few tasks
selective atttention
the fact that attention can be focused on objects of interest in our environment
spatial attention
attentional selection occurs before the observer knows what the information is
broadbents filter theory (early selection model)
shadowing performance is disrupted when ones own name is embed in either the attended or unattended messaged
cocktail party effect
argues that some information could leak through the filter and be processed if that information had some special meaning to us
attenuation theory (leaky filter) (treisman)
theory holds that all messages are routinely processed for at least some aspects of meaning
late selection model
when reading is such an automatic process that it interferes with other processes
stroop effect
processing that is serial, requires attention, is capacity limited, and is under our conscious control
controlled processing
processing that occurs in parallel, without intention, without conscious awareness, does not interfere with other processes and is not capacity limited
automatic processing
when people are able to perform two tasks at once
divided attention
time until a second stimulus could be attended to
psychological refractory period
states that attention is needed during the practice phase of a task and determines what gets learned during practice
attention hypothesis of automatization
something that directs attention to a particular area
spatial cue
idea that we perceive objects in two distinct stages
feature integration theory
first stage of integration theory
preattentive, register features of objects
