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6. What does a valid cue do in the cueing paradigm (Posner, 1980)?
- Indicates the physical characteristics of the target
- Indicates the speed that the target will appear
- Indicates the location a target will appear in
- Indicates a location where the target will not appear
7. What were participants asked to categorise in LaBerge's (1983) unfocused condition?
- Last letter of the word
- Middle letter of the word
- The whole word
- First letter of the word
8. What does an invalid cue do in the cueing paradigm (Posner, 1980)?
- Indicates a location where the target will not appear
- Indicates the location a target will appear in
- Indicates the physical characteristics of the target
- Indicates the speed that the target will appear
9. What does the zoom lens model of visual attention suggest?
- Attention enhances the efficiency of detection of events within its beam
- The window of attention can be increased and decreased with task demands
- Can conserve cognitive resources by avoiding attending to irrelevant regions of visual space
- Attention selects from objects themselves, rather than potentially empty regions of space
10. What does the multiple spotlight model of visual attention suggest?
- Attention selects from objects themselves, rather than potentially empty regions of space
- Attention enhances the efficiency of detection of events within its beam
- Can conserve cognitive resources by avoiding attending to irrelevant regions of visual space
- The window of attention can be increased and decreased with task demands