Questions and Answers
What term describes the ability to maintain focus on stimuli over an extended period?
Which type of attention involves focusing on specific stimuli while actively ignoring other stimuli?
What is the term for the mental effort required to perform tasks?
What type of attention involves switching focus between several tasks?
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Which of the following describes sensory inputs that come from within the body?
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Study Notes
Attention
- Refers to the concentration of mental resources on particular stimuli, enabling selective focus and improved processing.
Sustained Attention (Vigilance)
- Involves maintaining prolonged focus on a specific stimulus over an extended period, essential for tasks requiring continuous attention.
Selective Attention
- The ability to concentrate on particular stimuli while disregarding others, crucial for effective information processing in distracting environments.
Multitasking
- Involves the ability to switch attention rapidly between multiple tasks, which can impact efficiency and cognitive load.
Divided Attention
- The capability to split focus between several stimuli or tasks simultaneously, often leading to reduced performance on individual tasks.
Interaction Sources
- Information is gathered from the five senses: light (sight), sound (hearing), touch (tactile), taste (gustatory), and smell (olfactory), contributing to overall sensory perception.
Internal Stimuli
- Sensations that originate from within the body, such as hunger, pain, and internal feedback, influencing behavior and focus.
External Stimuli
- Sensory inputs that arise from the environment, including visual and auditory signals that can affect attention and actions.
Cognitive Processing
- Represents the mental effort necessary to perform tasks, encompassing memory, reasoning, and problem-solving capabilities.
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Description
Explore the various aspects of attention in psychology with this quiz. Topics include sustained attention, selective attention, multitasking, and divided attention. Test your knowledge on how we focus our mental resources on specific stimuli and manage multiple tasks.
