RESEARCHING ATTENTION
Video - Week 21

Limited attention

Selection

QUESTIONS

If pay attention to relevant

To which extend shut off irrelevant info?

How do we select what's relevant?

Predict circumstances good focus?

CLAIMS

If look at amount load info in current task

Predict if you can ignore irrelevant info or not

FINDINGS

Inintentional blindness
(furry - folder pass)

If information load high

Brain no space for attention irrelevant stuff

STUDIES

Nilli Lavie

Experiment w lines

How ppl respond to irrelevant info when make difficult judgement in seconds

Notice small square in screen

If info load low

Can notice irrelanvant stuff

Individual differences in attention

Attention strategies

Focused attention

Divided attention

USA

Japan

Japaneses people

Taught to think holistically

QUESTIONS

When this difference appear? Children?

Japanese children

Better judging proportions

So attention variations also cultural