mini flashcards 8-10
multiple choice (21 cards)
Which of these does NOT describe automatic processing?
a) Difficult to modify once learnt
b) Requires a lot of conscious awareness
c) Robust to additional demands
d) Happens without needing to think about it
B
Which type of attentional focus allows you to assess all information from the environment?
a) Broad internal
b) Internal narrow
c) Broad external
d) External narrow
C
Which of these best describes vigilance?
a) The ability to concentrate for long periods of time
b) An ability which cannot be developed
c) The skill of dividing attention
d) Selective attention
A
Which type of attention is most likely to cause change blindness?
a) Selective attention
b) Divided attention
c) Concentration
d) None of the above
A
Choking is NOT usually caused by?
a) Trying to meet the expectations of others
b) Accumulation of pressure
c) Unfamiliar situation
d) Low event importance
D
Which one of these is NOT a type of attention?
a) Concentration
b) Selective attention
c) Divided attention
D) Directed attention
D
Which one of these is a type of external distractor?
a) Auditory
b) Emotional
c) Fatigue
d) Overthinking
A
Which one of these is a way of overcoming choking?
a) Mental skill training
b) Adopting a broad attentional focus
c) Avoiding simulation training
d) None of the above
A
Which one of these is NOT a key source of internal distraction?
a) Attending to past events
b) Attending to future events
c) Visual distraction
d) Inadequate motivation
C
Which one of these does NOT describe controlled attention?
a) Conscious attention required
b) Difficult to modify once learned
c) Impaired by additional demands
d) Has a limited capacity
B
Which is not a construct of attention?
a) Concentration
b) Divided attention
c) Selective Attention
d) Arousal
D
What is Divided Attention?
a) The process of directing our awareness to relevant stimuli while ignoring irrelevant stimuli in the environment
b) Processing different information sources successfully and performing several tasks at the same time
c) The process of directing our awareness to irrelevant stimuli while ignoring relevant stimuli in the environment
d) Processing different information sources unsuccessfully and performing several tasks at the same time
B
What is Selective Attention?
a) The process of directing our awareness to relevant stimuli while ignoring irrelevant stimuli in the environment
b) Processing different information sources successfully and performing several tasks at the same time
c) The process of directing our awareness to irrelevant stimuli while ignoring relevant stimuli in the environment
d) Processing different information sources unsuccessfully and performing several tasks at the same time
A
Which is not an internal distractor?
a) Fatigue
b) Overthinking automatic skills
c) Low motivation
d) Music
D
Which is not a cause of choking?
a) Overload
b) Motivation
c) High expectations
d) Unfamiliarity
B
How can you overcome choking?
a) Adopting on external narrow attentional focus
b) Stimulation training
c) Mental training
d) All the above
D
What is not a key component of concentration?
a) Shifting attentional focus when necessary
b) Focusing on relevant environmental cues
c) Maintaining attentional focus
d) Not shifting attentional focus when needed
D
What is a threshold?
a) A certain point that is reached after a person is not able to process different cognitive tasks at the same time
b) Processes involved with a cognitive task that occur at the same time
c) A process that has to be completed before the next one starts
d) A process of directing out awareness to relevant stimuli while ignoring irrelevant stimuli in the environment
A
What is parallel processing?
a) A certain point that is reached after a person is not able to process different cognitive tasks at the same time
b) Processes involved with a cognitive task that occur at the same time
c) A process that has to be completed before the next one starts
d) A process of directing out awareness to relevant stimuli while ignoring irrelevant stimuli in the environment
B
What is serial processing?
a) A certain point that is reached after a person is not able to process different cognitive tasks at the same time
b) Processes involved with a cognitive task that occur at the same time
c) A process that has to be completed before the next one starts
d) A process of directing out awareness to relevant stimuli while ignoring irrelevant stimuli in the environment
C
Which is not a characteristic of automatic processing?
a) Little conscious awareness
b) Limited capacity
c) Difficult to modify once learnt
d) Robust to additional demands
B
