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Worksheetsattention and consciousness
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which neurotransmitter is primarily involved in the alerting function of attention?
Dopamine
Acetylcholine
Norepinephrine
Serotonin
Which of the following theories argues that some personal information can bypass the sensory filter and reach higher-level processing?
Early-Filter Theory (Broadbent)
Attenuation Theory (Treisman)
Late-Filter Model (Deutsch & Deutsch)
Selective Filter Model (Moray)
What condition is primarily characterized by damage to the parietal or frontal lobes, causing individuals to ignore one side of their visual field?
Blindsight
Change Blindness
Inattentional Blindness
Spatial Neglect
three main functions of attention according to Michael Posner's network model.
alerting
orienting
expressive attention
executive attention
adapting
Identify the phenomenon in which individuals fail to notice significant changes in a scene or object when there is a brief visual disruption.
(a)
Name the type of search that involves scanning the environment for one specific feature, making it easier to find a target.
(a)
Which brain area is associated with managing executive attention?
Temporal parietal junction
Superior parietal lobe
Frontal eye fields
Anterior cingulate cortex
What neurotransmitter is most associated with the orienting function of attention?
Dopamine
Acetylcholine
Norepinephrine
serotonin
Which of the following best defines "divided attention"?
Focusing on one task while ignoring others
Performing multiple tasks simultaneously
Switching focus rapidly between tasks
Processing unconscious stimuli while consciously attending to another task
Blindsight is primarily caused by damage to which part of the brain?
Parietal lobe
Occipital cortex
Temporal lobe
Frontal cortex
In signal detection theory, a false positive is known as a:
(a)
What type of reaction time task requires the participant to choose an answer from several options?
(a)
What model of intelligence considers attention and planning as key components?
(a)
What term describes the difficulty in noticing stimuli on the side opposite to a brain lesion, particularly in spatial neglect?
(a)
in signal detection false negatives are called:
(a)
ability to stay alert and focused over a long period of time
(a)
it is a a long-term, stable aspect of a person's personality, affecting how they generally respond to stress and anxiety across different situations
(a)
he suggested that suggested that attention isn’t controlled by just one specific part of the brain or the entire brain working together as a whole
(a)
what dysfunction may occur if a there is a lesion in superior parietal lobe that affects the orienting function of attention
(a)
t or f: Shorter inspection times are often linked to higher intelligence scores.
(a)
which gender are more diagnosed with ADHD? BOYS OR GIRLS
(a)
is a physiological process where sensory receptors become less responsive to a constant stimulus and is not under conscious control.
(a)
Individuals with this struggle to habituate to persistent ringing in the ears, leading to ongoing discomfort.
(a)
they argue that we don’t really understand how we think through complex problems
ericsson
simon
nisbett
wilson
Information that is not currently in our active awareness but can be brought to consciousness if needed.
(a)
a method used to study things that we are not consciously aware of
(a)
a phenomenon where you’re sure you know a word or piece of information but can’t quite retrieve it
(a)
t or f: bilinguals tend to experience TOT more frequently than monolinguals
(a)
a term for both the feeling of awareness and the content of awareness, some of which may be under the focus of attentionation
(a)
a part of the brain that plays a role in different activation states that affect vigilance
(a)
