PSYB51H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Parietal Lobe, Change Blindness, Fusiform Face Area
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Hence you cant read more than 2 books at a time. even if the letters are large. ^ general problem that the retinal array contains more information than that can be processed. We don"t have the brains for it. recall recognizing a single object requires a sizeable chunk of the brain and its processing power. Processing everything all at once requires a brain that will not fit in the human head. -- we pay attention to some stimuli and not others. Attention- is not a single thing and it doesnot have a single locus in the brain. but attention is the name given to family of mechanisms that restrict processing in various ways. Overt attention- refers to directing a sense organ at a stimulus. Covert attention -refers to discreet attention while stimulus organ is pointed somewhere else. Divided attention paying attention simultaneously to two things. Sustained attention paying attention for prolonged period of time.
