PSYC 2145 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Iconic Memory, Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe
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It is for the (primarily bottom up) orienting of attention. Component processes: disengaging the spotlight , moving the spotlight , locking into position(enhancing) related disorder-unilateral neglect. The anterior attention(executive attention) system, top-down regulation of attention(=executive attention). Selectively attending to one dimension while ignoring the other(ex. stroop). Unilateral neglect-the lack of attention to one side of space, usually as a result of parietal lobe damage. The neglected side is almost always the left. Some info from the neglected side may be getting through(not true for all patients) Hyperactivity-fidgeting, always being on the go , excessive talking. Many of these symptoms are linked to the anterior attention system. Sensory memory-a temporary memory store that holds incoming sensory information for very brief period of time. Whole report-recall is to slow, capacity is about 4 times. Partial report-developed to reduce the problem of rapid fading from sensory memory, capacity may be unlimited but the duration was severely limited.
