18 Questions
What is implicit processing?
Processing that does not require attention
What is the Orientating Response?
Redirection of attention toward a significant and novel stimulus
What is the Spotlight of Attention?
A mechanism that prepares you to encode stimulus information
What is Selective Attention?
The ability to attend to one source of information while ignoring others
What does Broadbent's Filter Theory propose?
Information selection based on physical characteristics
What did Treisman's Attenuation Theory propose?
Pattern recognition comes before attention
What is automatic processing?
A type of processing that occurs without intention, awareness, or conscious effort
What is the Stroop Task used for?
Assessing cognitive control and selective attention
What is the basic process of getting sensory information into the cognitive system?
Input attention
Which mental process involves concentrating effort on a stimulus or a mental event?
Attention as a mental resource
What is the limited mental energy or resource that powers the mental system referred to as?
Attention as a limited mental resource
What is a necessary precondition for processing information?
Alertness and arousal
What did Bonebakker et al.'s (1996) study aim to investigate?
The impact of unconscious or implicit processing on word recall
What was the assumption behind Bonebakker et al.'s (1996) study?
Unconscious or implicit processing affects memory recall
What does controlled, voluntary attention refer to?
The ability to consciously direct attention to specific stimuli
What are the two general definitions of attention mentioned in the text?
Attention as a mental process and attention as a limited mental resource
What does input attention involve?
Getting sensory information into the cognitive system
What is an example of controlled, voluntary attention mentioned in the text?
The ability to consciously direct attention to specific stimuli
Test your knowledge on the major topics related to attentional processes, including basic input, controlled attention, disorders of attention, and the multiple meanings of attention. Explore how attention functions as a mental resource and learn about hemineglect.
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