PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4-6: The Cocktail Party, Donald Broadbent, Stroop Effect
10 Nov 2016
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We use auditory cues to filter target sounds from background noise. Despite all the noise, you"re able to single out sound of your conversation partner. Reveals that the ability to separate sounds from background noise is based on physical characteristics (ex = gender) Spotlight enhances the stimulus, whereas filters suppress the noise. Spotlight: enhances the stimulus, attention would enhance the processing. Filter: suppresses the noise, attention helps us ignore irrelevant stimuli and allows the stimulus to continue on for further processing, filter sifts away distractions. Based on physical characteristics of stimuli and allows that information to continue on for further processing. Job = to shadow message in attended ear by repeating back the message. Put on headphones + listen to a different message in each ear. Only information that is attended is filtered through for deeper processing. Most subjects could process no information from the unattended ear.
