Attentional Processes Quiz

What is implicit processing?

Processing that does not require attention

What is the Orientating Response?

Redirection of attention toward a significant and novel stimulus

What is the Spotlight of Attention?

A mechanism that prepares you to encode stimulus information

What is Selective Attention?

The ability to attend to one source of information while ignoring others Signup and view all the answers

What does Broadbent's Filter Theory propose?

Information selection based on physical characteristics Signup and view all the answers

What did Treisman's Attenuation Theory propose?

Pattern recognition comes before attention Signup and view all the answers

What is automatic processing?

A type of processing that occurs without intention, awareness, or conscious effort Signup and view all the answers

What is the Stroop Task used for?

Assessing cognitive control and selective attention Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic process of getting sensory information into the cognitive system?

Input attention Signup and view all the answers

Which mental process involves concentrating effort on a stimulus or a mental event?

Attention as a mental resource Signup and view all the answers

What is the limited mental energy or resource that powers the mental system referred to as?

Attention as a limited mental resource Signup and view all the answers

What is a necessary precondition for processing information?

Alertness and arousal Signup and view all the answers

What did Bonebakker et al.'s (1996) study aim to investigate?

The impact of unconscious or implicit processing on word recall Signup and view all the answers

What was the assumption behind Bonebakker et al.'s (1996) study?

Unconscious or implicit processing affects memory recall Signup and view all the answers

What does controlled, voluntary attention refer to?

The ability to consciously direct attention to specific stimuli Signup and view all the answers

What are the two general definitions of attention mentioned in the text?

Attention as a mental process and attention as a limited mental resource Signup and view all the answers

What does input attention involve?

Getting sensory information into the cognitive system Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of controlled, voluntary attention mentioned in the text?