Exam 3: Attention in Perception and Display Space
Draw a graph showing the relationship between the spatial separation between two items and information access effort (IAE). Label the three different regions of the graph.
To draw a graph showing the relationship between the spatial separation between two items and information access effort (IAE), we can use a scatter plot with spatial separation on the x-axis and IAE on the y-axis. As the spatial separation increases, the IAE will also increase, so the graph will show a positive correlation.
The three different regions of the graph can be labeled as follows:
1. Low Spatial Separation/Low IAE: This region represents situations where the items are close together, making it easy to access the information with minimal effort.
2. Moderate Spatial Separation/Moderate IAE: In this region, the spatial separation between the items is moderate, leading to a moderate level of effort required to access the information.
3. High Spatial Separation/High IAE: This region represents scenarios where the items are far apart, resulting in a high level of effort needed to access the information.
By labeling these regions on the graph, we can visually see how the spatial separation between two items affects the information access effort, and understand the relationship between the two variables more clearly.
Consider guided search, and how experience changes the search process.
Guided search is a search process where the user is provided with specific cues or prompts to help narrow down their search and find relevant information more efficiently. This can include using filters, categories, or specific keywords to guide the search process.
Experience can significantly change the search process in guided search. As users become more familiar with the search interface and the types of information they are looking for, they can become more adept at using the available cues and prompts to refine their search. Experienced users may also develop a better understanding of which filters or keywords are most effective for finding the information they need, leading to a more efficient search process.
Additionally, experienced users may also develop a better intuition for where to look for certain types of information, based on their past experiences with similar searches. This can lead to a more targeted and effective search process, as they are able to quickly navigate to the most relevant sources of information.
Overall, experience can lead to a more streamlined and effective guided search process, as users become more adept at utilizing the available cues and prompts to find the information they need.
Attention can be described in terms of a flashlight metaphor. Which of the following best characterizes focused attention?
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The spatial links between auditory, visual and proprioceptive attention seem to be:
Which of the following statements about cue reliability is false?
Compare and contrast the phenomena of change blindness and inattentional blindness.
A head-up display (HUD) places critical instrument readings on the cockpit window. Which of the following statements best characterizes its advantages?
When a target is present, search time is roughly half the time it takes when a target is absent. Why is that?
Auditory input in an unattended channel remains in a pre-attentive short-term auditory store for
Which of the following effects can be NOT be caused by loud auditory material:
Using the flashlight metaphor, characterize the different types of attention.
Banbury and Berry (1998) found that habituation to background sound can be reduced by:
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the auditory modality?
In what ways is the auditory modality different from the visual modality?
Change blindness is more likely to the extent that the event is ____.
Which of the following is NOT an effective means to reduce the disruptive effects of office noise:
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