5 Questions
What is the term for the ability to attend to one message and ignore others, even if the other messages are just as strong?
Selective attention
What is the term for the failure to detect something because we are not paying attention, even though the information is reaching our senses?
Inattentional blindness
What is the term for the performance that requires little or no intention, awareness, or effort, and occurs unintentionally, without conscious awareness?
Automaticity
What is the term for continuously paying attention over a period of time?
Sustained attention
What is the term for distributing our attention among several things at once?
Divided attention
Test your knowledge of selective attention and the cocktail party effect in this quiz on the Introduction to Psychology. Challenge yourself with questions on dichotic listening and the ability to focus on specific stimuli while ignoring others.
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