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Chapter 8 - Later developments in theories of attention (Meaning has an…
Chapter 8 - Later developments in theories of attention
Meaning has an effect on the allocation of attention
J. Gray & A. Wedderbum (1960)
Presented different messages simultaneously in each year
Messages were interspersed
found that participants who were told to follow the meaning of the message they could do so
Cherry's work provided early indications that meaning might also under certain circumstances be important with regard to which info is selected and attended to.
Anne Treisman (1960)
found that participants would switch attention from ear to ear to follow the meaning of a message even if they were instructed not to.
FMRI
Provides insights into brain activity
Sabine Kostner (1998)
Found that brain activity increased with one condition compared to simultaneous condition
Anterior system (Front of the brain)
Decides where to direct attention
Front and right hemisphere responsible for maintaining attention
Posterior system (back of the brain)
Responsible for selecting/attending to
Limited processing resources are why we at a given time can only focus on a certain amount of things
Daniel Kahneman (1973)
Suggested we can only process a certain amount at a given time
Filtering is a way of reducing the drain on cognitive resources (Limited Capacity Theory)