Taking In and Storing Information Chapter 3 Change Blindness Psychological phenomenon Change in...
-
Upload
derick-howard -
Category
Documents
-
view
217 -
download
0
Transcript of Taking In and Storing Information Chapter 3 Change Blindness Psychological phenomenon Change in...
S
Taking In and Storing Information
Chapter 3
Change Blindness
• Psychological phenomenon
• Change in visual stimulus goes unnoticed
• Causes• Obstructions to
visual field • Change in location• Eye movements• Lack of attention
Attention Sensory Storage
Holds information for a few seconds
Takes in all sensory information
Steps must be taken to hold on to these memories
Selective Attention: ability to pick and choose among various available inputs
Selective Attention Selection Theory
Donald Broadbent Only one channel at a time
Attenuation Theory Anne Treisbent Main channel, others
suppressed Not eliminated, info still
processed
Input priorities 1. Information
leading to satisfaction of hunger and thirst needs
2. Information that is strange or novel
3. Information that we find interesting
Selective Attention What did you eat for breakfast?
What color shirt was your 2nd period teacher wearing?
What was the first announcement of the day?
Name any of the places mentioned in the video at the beginning.
What was the title of this slide show?
Feature Extraction Locating the outstanding characteristics of
incoming information
Helps with identification and comparing to other inputs Distinguish between faces, but see
similarities
Feature Extraction
Chemical Influences on Learning Any chemical will alter a person’s bodily condition or state
Stimulants increase level of brain chemicals rapid learning Ex: Caffeine stirs up body activity level*
Must be accompanied by sugar, artificial sweeteners alter normal firing pattern of brain cells
Depressants block firing of brain nerve cells reduce learning Ex: hotdogs, cold-cut meats
State-Dependent Learning: learning and reproduction of the material are reliant on the condition of the body at the time of learning.
Emotional Factors in Learning
Emotional involvement increases learning
Humor (in moderation) can increase level of brain activity
Unpleasant teachers can increase for a while too Negative emotions are
still emotions