Exam 4: Attention

If I show you the word fragment "B O __ __ __" and ask you to complete the word with any English word,this task would best be described as __________.

A decrease in the ability to access information that was just a distractor item,but is now the target item,is called __________.

For two groups of novice typists,the first group spends 90 minutes learning how to use a standard keyboard (the upper left row starts with "QUERTY"),then spends 90 minutes learning a different layout (the upper left row starts with "RDOVAK").The second group spends 90 minutes learning the RDOVAK keyboard (and never sees to the QUERTY keyboard).Finally,each group is given a typing test on the RDOVAK keyboard.

What parts of the brain are implicated in the operation of inhibition of return?

Maintaining attention for infrequent events over long periods of time is called_____________.

Which of the following terms is associated with the idea of redirecting attention to an unexpected event?

How is attention involved in the occurrence of mind wandering?

Which is NOT true of spotlight attention?

Which of the following is NOT a criterion for a process to be called automatic?

A different audio message is played to each ear.The task is to repeat back the message as soon as it is heard (e.g.,Cherry,1954; Lindsay & Norman,1977).This task is most commonly called __________.

A speed-up in processing from an attentional cue is called __________.

What is the name of the phenomenon in which a person does an unintended,but more automatic action in place of an intended,less automatic action?

The decline in response time when a previously ignored distractor becomes a target is called ___________.

What is the name for the brief slowdown in processing that occurs immediately after processing another event?

What of the following does NOT capture the nature of a behavior don during an action slip?

Neurologically,orienting is associated with the __________.

For the metaphor of attention as a mental resource,__________.

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of mind wandering?

With sufficient practice,people can read stories at normal rates,with high levels of comprehension,while simultaneously taking dictation.

According to Shiffrin and Schneider,which of the following is most likely to lead to more automatic processing?