PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Inattentional Blindness, Donald Broadbent, Implicit Memory
30 Jan 2018
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Flashbulb memories: a highly detailed and vivid snapshot" of a moment. Typically occurs during a time when an important piece of news was heard. Not always as accurate as they may seem. Interplay between attention and memory - we remember what we pay attention to and our attention is shaped by what we remember. William james (1842-1910) in principles of psychology: It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thoughts. Attentional processes are guided by two competing needs: focusing limited metal resources on the immediate task. 1: monitoring ongoing stimuli to evaluate their potential significance and shifting the allocation of mental resources when necessary. The 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. Tools to measure: dichotic listening paradigm (johnson et al.
