Types of Memory and Attention Basics
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Types of Memory and Attention Basics

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What aspect of attention describes how we choose which information will be processed further?

  • Divided attention
  • Bottom-up attention
  • Sustained attention
  • Selective attention (correct)

    • Which lobe of the brain is linked to attentional control?

  • Temporal lobes
  • Parieto-frontal lobes (correct)
  • Occipital lobes
  • Frontal lobes

    • What is the primary role of divided attention?

  • Filtering irrelevant information
  • Enhancing sensory memory
  • Choosing information for further processing
  • Balancing competing information (correct)

    • Which type of attention helps us focus on relevant information and ignore irrelevant information?

    <p>Selective attention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which stage involves passing a small amount of selectively attended information to the next processing stage?

    <p>Working memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of cognition does the Information-Processing Model focus on?

    <p>Attention and memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Information-Processing Model, what does sensory memory represent?

    <p>First level of processing incoming information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of sensory memory in the Information-Processing Model?

    <p>Filtering and registering incoming information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Information-Processing Model suggest about how information is stored?

    <p>Stored actively through a series of 'stores'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the Information-Processing Model, what role does active processing play in cognitive functioning?

    <p>It is crucial in transforming incoming information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of processing requires all available attentional capacity?

    <p>Effortful Processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Information Loss model, what happens to the rate at which information is lost as individuals age?

    <p>It increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the Information Loss model, why does processing take longer if less information is available at the beginning of a step?

    <p>Because less information results in more time needed to complete the step</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of processing places minimal demands on attentional capacity and occurs largely without awareness?

    <p>Automatic Processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Myerson et al. (1990), what is the major difference in information processing between older and younger adults?

    <p>Older adults lose more information at each processing step than younger adults</p> Signup and view all the answers

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