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 (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Attention and memory (B)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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' (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of processing requires all available attentional capacity?

<p>Effortful Processing (A)</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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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