PSYB65H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mind-Wandering, Stroop Effect, Noise Reduction
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Attention is necessary for other mental functions (ie. working memory, learning, etc. ). It is where we shine our mental spotlight and is not necessarily what we are looking at. Since it is a limited resource, our attention is always being competed for. Treisman states that what we pay attention to gets the bulk of our processing, but unattended information is not discarded, as. Broadbent suggested, but is instead, still there, but in a weaker (attenuated) form; and so, (cid:449)he(cid:374) that i(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)atio(cid:374) e(cid:448)e(cid:374)tuall(cid:455) (cid:396)ea(cid:272)hes se(cid:373)a(cid:374)ti(cid:272) p(cid:396)o(cid:272)essi(cid:374)g, a(cid:374)d (cid:449)e (cid:396)ealize it"s i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t, it becomes relevant, and we can reorient our attention. Together, these theories explain how we select for important information early on and unimportant information later o(cid:374), o(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:449)e"(cid:448)e ide(cid:374)tified what the information is about. ), theory of mind (understanding how others feel), moral-decision making, creativity (related study as (cid:862)method (cid:1011)(cid:863)(cid:895), rumination, etc. All of these processes require us thinking to ourselves about something.
