PSY270H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Binding Problem, Information Processing, Peripheral Vision

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Instead of the word filter, she proposed the term called attenuator which analyzes the incoming message in terms of: Its physical characteristics - whether it is high-pitched or low-pitched, fast or slow. Its language - how the message groups into syllables or words. Its meaning - how sequences of words create meaningful phrases. Take into account the results of experiments showing that messages can be selected at a later stage of processing, based primarily on their meaning. Low-load tasks use up only a small amount of the person"s processing capacity: high-load tasks use more of the person"s processing capacity. The resources left in low load task such as finding the x in a bunch of letters is used up when a task-irrelevant stimulus is presented (like an image of a cartoon with the letters to find x with) Scanning based on stimulus salience - the physical properties of the stimulus, such as color, contrast, or movement.

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