BISC 121Lg Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Richard Shiffrin, Anne Treisman, Binding Problem
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Attention- ability to focus on specific stimuli and locations. Selective attention- paying attention to one thing while ignoring others. Distraction-a stimulus that interferes with the processing of another stimulus. Divided attention- paying attention to multiple things at once. Attentional capture- rapid attention shift due to a disruptive stimulus (loud noise, bright light, etc. ) Visual scanning- moving eyes from one object/location to another. Filter model of attention- things that are not being paid attention to are filtered out early in the process of perception (donald broadbent: messages sensory memory filter detector memory. Sensory memory- holds incoming information for a moment. Detector- processes attended message and determines higher-level characteristics (meaning) Sends to both short term and long term memory. Wrong because the filter is selective based on the characteristics of the information. Found that the subject couldn"t report what was being said in the unattended ear.
