Exam 4: Attention

When we search a scene, initial fixations are most likely to occur on __________ areas.

Scene schema is

Proponents of multitasking would note ________ to support their opinion, whereas opponents of multitasking would point to ________ to justify their perspective.

If you stand very close to a pointillist painting, all you will see are tiny colored dots. But as you step away from the painting, larger areas of color become noticeable and eventually become recognizable objects such as flowers or clouds. This is similar to which of the following?

In which concept is an individual's knowledge most important?

As the ________ of a stimulus increases, ________ tends to ________.

With the Stroop effect, you would expect to find longest response times when

Define selective attention, divided attention, and attentional capture. Give an example of each to support your thinking.

Which of the following options would NOT be an important factor in automatic processing?

Strayer and Johnston's (2001) experiment involving simulated driving and the use of "hands-free" versus "handheld" cell phones found that

Illusory conjunctions are

Lan has no idea what she just read in her text because she was thinking about how hungry she is and what she is going to have for dinner. This is a real-world example of

Colin Cherry's experiment in which participants listened to two different messages, one presented to each ear, found that people

The use of a machine that tracks the movement of one's eyes can help reveal the shifting of one's __________ attention.

A high threshold in Treisman's model of attention implies that

Suppose twin teenagers are vying for their mother's attention. The mother is trying to pay attention to one of her daughters, though both girls are talking (one about her boyfriend, one about a school project). According to the operating characteristics of Treisman's attenuator, it is most likely the attenuator is analyzing the incoming messages in terms of

Compare and contrast stimulus salience and scene schemas. Give an example using one visual stimulus to identify elements that fit each category.

Which stage in Treisman's attenuation model has a threshold component?

Which of the following attention model components produces two levels of output?

Which of the following is most closely associated with Treisman's attenuation theory of selective attention?