Selective Attention

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Which of the following is true about the selection of wanted from unwanted messages?

It is unrelated to normal perception.

It can be easily achieved without complex mechanisms.

It does not require discriminatory mechanisms.

It requires discriminatory mechanisms of as great a complexity as those in normal perception. (correct)

What does the proposed mechanism assume in relation to the arriving signal?

The level of the arriving signal is determined by the filter.

The level of the most important arriving signal shifts. (correct)

The level of the arriving signal remains constant.

The level of the arriving signal is irrelevant.

What does the text suggest about the compatibility of neurophysiology experiments with the complexity of selective attention mechanisms?

Neurophysiology experiments on selective attention are compatible with the complexity of selective attention mechanisms. (correct)

Neurophysiology experiments on selective attention are not compatible with the complexity of selective attention mechanisms.

The text does not provide any information about the compatibility of neurophysiology experiments with the complexity of selective attention mechanisms.

Neurophysiology experiments on selective attention are not mentioned in the text.

What does the proposed mechanism assume in relation to the determination of importance in the system?

The proposed mechanism further describes how importance is determined in the system. Signup and view all the answers

What does the text mention about the increase in research devoted to the problem?

There has been an increase in the amount of research devoted to the problem in the last few years. Signup and view all the answers

The selection of wanted from unwanted messages requires mechanisms of as great a complexity as those in normal perception. This is supported by

behavioral evidence Signup and view all the answers

What does the proposed mechanism in the text assume about the determination of importance in the system?

It is determined by the level of the most important arriving signal Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the compatibility of neurophysiology experiments with Filter theory?

Neurophysiology experiments contradict Filter theory Signup and view all the answers

What does the text mention about the proposed system?

The proposed system is described in detail Signup and view all the answers

What has been the trend in research on the problem in recent years according to the text?

There has been an increase in research devoted to the problem Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is true about the selection of wanted from unwanted messages?

What does the proposed mechanism assume in relation to the arriving signal?

What does the text suggest about the compatibility of neurophysiology experiments with the complexity of selective attention mechanisms?

What does the proposed mechanism assume in relation to the determination of importance in the system?

What does the text mention about the increase in research devoted to the problem?

The selection of wanted from unwanted messages requires mechanisms of as great a complexity as those in normal perception. This is supported by

What does the proposed mechanism in the text assume about the determination of importance in the system?

What does the text suggest about the compatibility of neurophysiology experiments with Filter theory?

What does the text mention about the proposed system?

What has been the trend in research on the problem in recent years according to the text?

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