PSYC 317 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Inattentional Blindness, Cognitive Load, Sensory Memory

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 317
• Professor: Kelso

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Exam 2 overview (chapters 4-8: chapter 4 attention. Selective attention: focused attention; things you want to attend to. Broad(cid:271)e(cid:374)t"s filter model: the idea that (cid:449)e get all this i(cid:374)for(cid:373)atio(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)g i(cid:374) at all times, and that comes in as a sensory memory (short-period of time) then it goes through a filter. Filter dictates what is noticed by you, and what is put into your memory. Divided attention: giving attention to two different things at a time. Automatic processing: focused on an object in the distance, automatically (cid:374)oti(cid:272)i(cid:374)g thi(cid:374)gs i(cid:374) the e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t that you are(cid:374)"t focusing in on (a bird in your peripheral) Controlled processing: focused and effortful; watching the shoreline on a run. Inattentional blindness: the idea that if you are not selectively attending to so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g, you (cid:373)ight (cid:373)iss so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause you are(cid:374)"t fo(cid:272)used o(cid:374) it. Change blindness: if you are told to pay attention and notice a change.