PSYCH 1X03 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 - Attention and Memory Textbook Notes Psych 1X03 .docx
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Flashbulb memories vivid memories that have a live" quality feeling almost as if a person is looking. Psych 1x03 at a photograph of a moment locked in time. William james: everyone knows what attention is. It is the taking possession of the mind in clear and vivid form, or one out of what seem several simultaneous possible objects or trains of thought. Attention the ability to selectively focus, consciously or unconsciously, on relevant stimuli in our environment in order to navigate successfully and economically through day experiences. Cocktail party effect despite competing background noises, a listener can focus on a single channel and still pick out relevant salient information from the background. Automatically captures your attention to capture your attention. Eg/ police siren captures your attention automatically: top-down processing you can strategically direct your attention to match your current goals and expectations from past experiences through memory.
