Quiz 4 Chapter 4
The attenuator alalyzes the incoming message in terms of
1. It's physical characteristics (high-pitched, low-pitched, fast, slow, 2. Language, how the message groups into syllables or words. 2.
Selective Attention
Attending to one thing, while ignoring others
Treisman proposed that selection occurs in two stages, and replaced broadbents filter with
Attenuator
The "filter model" proposes that the filter identifies the attended message based on
Physical Characteristics
Automatic processing occurs when
Tasks are well-practiced.
Broadbent's model is called an early selection model because
The filter eliminates unattended information right at the beginning of the flow of information
According to Treisman, words that are common, or very important such as names have
low-thresholds
In late selection models of attention, selection of stimuli for final processing doesn't occur until the information is analyzed for
meaning.. Most of the incomoing information is processed to the level of meaning before the message to be further processed is selected.
The stroop effect demonstrates people's inability to ignore what
the meaning of words