PSY 12000 Lecture 12: 02142019
18 Feb 2019
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PSY 120 02142019
Perception, dynamic systems and walking
• Walking involves more than just putting one foot in front of the other.
• Even newborns have the stepping reflex
• Walking involves differentiation and integration of skills
• Involves kinesthesia and
• Vestibular sense (semicircular canals)
Walking involves sight
Change blindness
• Directions
• Are these people stupid?
• Do you think they noticed something was weird, but didn’t want to say anything?
• Awareness Test
• Test Your Awareness
Automaticity
• With practice, can do things without thinking
o Explicit – consciously doing an activity or remembering something
o Implicit – fast and effortless processing without conscious awareness (eg writing
notes, riding a bike, playing piano, and even driving)
We think we are aware of everything
• We are not! Not even close!
• This fallacy makes driving even more dangerous.
• Study of teen drivers.
o Don't look away for more than two seconds.
o Don't fiddle for more than 15, your attention goes elsewhere.
• Driving while texting can be worse (on your reaction times) than driving while drunk.
• Overconfidence plays a role as well. (I didn't crash when I did that before).
Moral of the story
• We are only conscious of a tiny sliver of our mental processes and of the world, even
though we often believe we are aware of our own thoughts and the world around us.
Attention
• Rothbart & Co. suggest two kinds:
• Orienting System
o Look towards new things. (e.g. Reactivity/reflexive/visual grasp).
• Focus System
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Document Summary
Perception, dynamic systems and walking: walking involves more than just putting one foot in front of the other, even newborns have the stepping reflex, walking involves differentiation and integration of skills. Involves kinesthesia and: vestibular sense (semicircular canals) Change blindness: directions, are these people stupid, do you think they noticed something was weird, but didn"t want to say anything, awareness test, test your awareness. Automaticity: with practice, can do things without thinking, explicit consciously doing an activity or remembering something. Implicit fast and effortless processing without conscious awareness (eg writing notes, riding a bike, playing piano, and even driving) We think we are aware of everything: we are not! Moral of the story: we are only conscious of a tiny sliver of our mental processes and of the world, even though we often believe we are aware of our own thoughts and the world around us.
