Attention (Psychology)

What can hamper selective attention?

• Brain injury
• All of these are correct choices
• Psychological disorders
• Poor sleep

Most specifically, how does advertising play off our selective attention?

• It doesn't, because selective attention is reflexive and can't be manipulated.
• The loudest and most annoying advertisers always win our attention.
• Advertisers set up their adds to draw our attention based on our desires.
• Marketing firms buy ads in a variety of spaces so we're never free of their messages.

During which of the following activities might you use selective attention?

• Driving on a busy freeway during rush hour
• Quietly reading a book
• Attending a concert at a sold out show
• All

Tom is driving down a busy street when a dog runs out of a yard and right in front of his car. Sam did not see the dog until it was in front of his car. This causes him to swerve and hit another vehicle. Why did Sam not see the car that was next to him?

• He was experiencing the cocktail party effect
• He was experiencing inattentional blindess
• He was experiencing choice paralysis
• His focus was narrowed by bottom up processing

What is inattentional blindness?

• Failing to see objects when one's attention is directed elsewhere.
• One's ability to focus one's attention on multiple sources.
• Looking at the big picture as opposed to focusing on smaller details.
• Focusing awareness on an unknown stimulus.

In class, Ben is completely focused on the professor՚s words, though there are noises and distractions all around him. This is best explained by :

• Sensory motivation
• sensory deprivation
• sensory adaptation
• selective attention

Which of the following is most likely to help you get more out of lectures?

• skipping lectures on topics you find confusing
• avoiding the temptation to anticipate what the lecturer will say next
• trying to write down everything the lecturer says
• paying attention to clues about what is most important

Select the correct about elective attention?

• Focus given to an object while ignoring irrelevant information.
• Inattention given to an object while ignoring irrelevant information.
• A lack of attention.
• Relevant information.

The cocktail party effect focuses on which type of perception?

• Gustatory
• Auditory
• Visual
• Vestibular

Which of the following is most likely to help you get more out of lectures?

• skipping lectures on topics you find confusing
• avoiding the temptation to anticipate what the lecturer will say next
• trying to write down everything the lecturer says
• paying attention to clues about what is most important