Sleep-Wake cycle

What is the definition of attention in the context of memory?

• The mental capacity to concentrate on specific stimulus while ignoring others.

• The ability to remember everything you see and hear.

• The process of storing information permanently.

• The act of forgetting irrelevant information.

Which of the following best describes selective attention?

• Concentrating on two or more stimuli simultaneously.

• The process of concentrating on a chosen stimulus.

• Ignoring all external stimuli.

• Remembering past experiences.

What is divided attention?

• Focusing on a single stimulus.

• Concentrating on two or more stimuli simultaneously.

• Forgetting irrelevant information.

• Storing information for later use.

According to Cherry's 1953 "Cocktail Party" experiments, what was found to be difficult for participants in experiment one?

• Ignoring all conversations at a party.

• Repeating one of two spoken messages word-for-word or phrase-for-phrase.

• Remembering both messages after the experiment.

• Listening to music while studying.

In Cherry's second experiment, what task were participants asked to perform?

• Listen to one speech and ignore the other.

• Verbally repeat back one of the messages while simultaneously listening to it.

• Write down both speeches after listening.

• Switch headphones between ears.

Why is the "Cocktail Party" phenomenon important in the study of attention and memory?

• It demonstrates the ability to remember everything heard at a party.

• It shows how selective and divided attention operate in real-life situations.

• It proves that memory is not related to attention.

• It explains how to ignore all distractions.

Which of the following best describes the cocktail party effect?

• The ability to focus on a single conversation in a noisy environment while ignoring other conversations.

• The process of remembering every conversation at a party.

• The tendency to forget information when distracted by noise.

• The inability to process any information in a crowded setting.

What is divided attention?

• Focusing on one conversation and ignoring all others.

• Being aware of multiple conversations happening at the same time.

• Forgetting information due to distractions.

• Only listening to background noise.

Which of the following is an example of selective attention?

• Listening to music and reading a book at the same time.

• Focusing on one person’s voice in a crowded room while ignoring other voices.

• Forgetting what someone said because you were distracted.

• Talking to multiple people at once.

When using divided attention, what is a person able to do?

• Process more than one source of information simultaneously.

• Focus on a single conversation and ignore all others.

• Only hear background noise.

• Remember only one detail from a conversation.