Using “rapid serial visual presentation” (RASVP) in a lab
Using a naturalistic observation
Using self-report measures
7. Mackay (1973) found that unattended messages can influence participant's understanding of the meaning of ambiguous sentences. Which model does his findings support?
Dependent Selection Models
Late Selection Models
Independent Selection Models
Early Selection Models
8. What term refers to the weight of relative importance of incoming stimuli? E.g. Moray’s 1959 findings
Interpretation value
Pertinence value
Shadowing
Accommodation
9. According to Shapiro, Raymond & Arnell (1994), how long does the attentional blink last for in typical university students?
0.5 seconds
5 seconds
30 seconds
1 minute
10. A series of letters & numbers flash on the screen in a rapid sequence. Lizzie is asked to look for a pair of items (e.g. 2 & 7) & press a button when she spots them. She fails to see “7” when it occurs soon after “2” What is this an example of?
Attentional blink
Repetition blindness
Attenuation
Accommodation
11. According to Treisman, which of the following factors can affect attenuation?
The level of alertness
All three
The personal significance of the message
The content of the message
12. In Posner’s paradigm, visual attention resembles a:
Satellite dish
Tablet
Spotlight
Remote control
13. According to Treisman, which of the following words would have the lowest threshold:
Your own name
Turtle
Beach
Hurricane
14. Which types of model argued that ALL the stimuli are sent for further processing?
Dependent Selection Models
Late Selection Models
Independent Selection Models
Early Selection Models
15. Repetition blindness not only causes observers to miss words or letters, but it can also cause observers to:
None of these
Create illusory words
Get frustrated with the experimenter
Perform an attentional blink
16. Deutsch & Deutsch (1963) and Norman (1968) are examples of what:
Late Selection Models
Early Selection Models
Independent Selection Models
Dependent Selection Models
17. Lizzie finished her essay & proofread it multiple times before submitting it. When Ian returned her paper, she realises she had repeated the words "the the" in a sentence. Marks were deducted over this simple error. What is this an example of?
Accommodation
Attentional blink
Repetition blindness
Attenuation
18. Which of the following is the CORRECT order of BROADBENT’S FILTER MODEL?
19. Lizzie tells Sarah that in Treisman’s Attenuation Theory, the selection of messages is based only on physical characteristics. Is this true or false?
False
True
20. Treisman’s model is based on Broadbent’s Filter Model but proposes a different mechanism for filtering. Which of the following is that?