ARCH 131 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Filial Piety, Social Exchange Theory, Visual Search

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Archaeology
• Course: ARCH 131
• Professor: Dennis Sandgathe

Document Summary

Cognition: the way the mind works: the processes of attention, memory, intelligence, problems solving and the use of language. Processing speed and attention: the amount of time it takes for an individual to analyze incoming information from the senses, formulate decisions, and then prepare a response on the basis of that analysis. Reaction time: the basic measure of processing speed. simple reaction time tasks vs choice reaction time( one response for one stiumulus and another for another stimulus) Brinley plot: the reaction times of older groups of adults are plotted against the times of younger adults. Attention: the ability to focus or concentration on a portion of experience while ignoring other features of that experience. To be able to shift that focus as demanded by the situation and to be able to coordinate information from multiple sources. There are two methods used in studies on attention and aging.