Unit 2 AOS2 - Attention

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11th Grade

7 Qs

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Unit 2 AOS2 - Attention

Unit 2 AOS2 - Attention

Assessment

Quiz

Science

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Naima Crisp

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Penelope was playing her XBox and didn’t notice her Mum, Catherine arrive. Catherine was trying to tell Penelope about her day at work and what needed to be done this afternoon, but Penelope told her "not right now" because she couldn’t concentrate on the game.

Why did Penelope not hear her mum come home? Due to...

Selective Attention

Divided Attention

Sustained Attention

Answer explanation

Penelope was using selective attention to play Xbox. This means her concentration was focused solely on the game to the exclusion of other stimuli (e.g. Catherine, her mum, entering the house).

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Penelop finished her game, Catherine wanted to do the dishes. When Catherine started doing the dishes, she was able to listen to Penelope and still concentrate on getting the dishes clean. What type of attention is Catherine using?

Sustained Attention

Selective Attention

Divided Attention

Answer explanation

She could use divided attention, allowing her to focus on two tasks simultaneously: cleaning the dishes and listening to her daughter.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ryan has been an air traffic controller for three years. He found that when started the job it was quite hard, to ensure the successful coordination of multiple aircraft. Which type of attention Ryan need to use to ensure specific aircraft are safe?

Ryan uses selective attention in his job, as he needs to focus his attention on the specific aircraft

Ryan uses divided attention in his job, as he needs to focus on multiple aircrafts.

Ryan uses sustained attention in his job, as the aircrafts take time to land and to take off.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ryan has been an air traffic controller for three years. He found that when started the job it was quite hard, to ensure the successful coordination of multiple aircraft. What type of stimuli is Ryan paying attention to?

Internal Stimuli

External Stimuli

Answer explanation

External stimuli, because he is watching and listening to the planes taking off and landing (originating outside of the body).

5.

CLASSIFICATION QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Internal Stimuli

,

(b) External Stimuli

Feeling hungry

Remembering that time you fell over

Feeling cold

Feeling the spikes on a pineapple

Smelling smoke from the fireplace

Listening to people talking

Pain in your shoulder

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A clinical psychologist at Clinesdale Hospital is researching how schizophrenia impacts the brain’s functioning. From the total list of patients at the Clinesdale Hospital who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, the psychologist uses a random number generator to select 12 people to participate in the study.

The population is ​ (a)   and the sample is ​ (b)  

people with schizophrenia
12 patients with schizophrenia
clinical psychologists
patients from Clinesdale hospital
12 patients from schizophrenia from Clinesdale

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A researcher is studying how the location of items in a shop can influence how often they are purchased. The researcher puts the same small bottles of hand sanitiser on the checkout counter as well as in their regular place in the toiletries aisle. The number of bottles taken from the counter and from the toiletries aisle for purchase are recorded. Information such as the time of day and from the characteristics of the shopper are also recorded as purchases are made. At the end of the week, it is found that the number of bottles of hand sanitiser purchased from the counter was greater than the number of bottles purchased from the toiletries aisle. Identify the investigation methodology used in this study.

Correlational Study

Fieldwork

Controlled Experiment (Between Subjects)

Controlled Experiment (Within Subjects)

Case Study

Answer explanation

Fieldwork methodology was used. This involved direct observation and sampling by watching and recording the shoppers’ purchasing behaviour without interference or intervention from the researcher.