PSY 614 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Situation Awareness, Psy, Toshiba
29 Nov 2017
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Attention the concentration of mental effort on sensory or mental events. Concentration 1 focusing on the relevant cues in the environment (selective attention) 2 maintaining that attentional focus over time 3 having awareness of the situation and performance errors and 4 shifting attentional focus when necessary. When the environment changes rapidly, attentional focus must also change rapidly. The more you focus on yourself or things near you the poorer the performance. There are different attentional styles depending on whether play is continuous, has a few breaks or has many breaks. Situation awareness ability that allows players to size up game situations, opponents and competitions to make appropriate decisions based on the situation, often under acute pressure and time demands. Associative attentional strategy monitoring bodily functions and feelings (productive) Dissociative attentional strategy distraction and tuning out (not productive) Shift attentional focus during an event ability to alter the scope and focus of attention as demanded by the situation.
