PSY100H1 Chapter 7-10: PSY100 U of T Ch. 7-10,12,16
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Seizures are uncontrolled random firings of groups of neurons and they spread across the brain. To grasp the meaning of spoken language a person needs to remember the words recently spoken. Memory: the nervous systems capacity to acquire and retain usable skills and knowledge, allowing organisms to benefit from experience. Attention: the ability to direct something is ourselves to some information, a the cost of paying less attention to other information: pay indicates that costs are associated with attending to some forms of info and not others. Attention is limited- when it is divided between too many things it suffers. If you are trying to find a friend in a crowd it would be fairly easy if she was wearing red and everyone else was wearing balck. Cocktail party phenomenon- selective attention can determine which conversation you listen to (ie. gossip)
