PSY 1010 Lecture Notes - Seasonal Affective Disorder, Inattentional Blindness, Increment And Decrement Operators
26 Sep 2013
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Attention can have the focus of a spotlight or that of a laser: it"s a limited resource, it allows us to focus just on what"s important to focus on. Vigilant decrement: after about 15 mins of doing boring work our minds will start to wonder around. Circadian rhythms: seasonal depression, and mating patterns. Ex: when you"re accused of only hearing the things that you want to hear. Apparently this is what marriage is according to prof. shively: perceptual load model: trying to get rid of the other distractions so you can just focus on one thing. Ex: turning down your car radio when you"re in an unfamiliar place and you"re trying to find someone"s house. Sustained attention: the ability to maintain focus in a particular area. Meditation: mindfulness meditation: attention to details of a current experience.
