Attention

Change Detection: To See or Not to See: The need for Attention to Perceive Changes in Scenes Jainish A. Patel High Point University When we look out at something, whether it is a landscape, painting, picture, or whatever else, we believe that we are taking in the entire scene, we think we notice every little detail, and are generally able to notice changes to the scenario we are looking at. We do not, however, notice any minor change when we look away for even the briefest amount

It is essential that humans focus on specific objects as they would not be able to perform one action at a time, and humans see their world in objects. Another purpose of attention is so that actions can be directed and controlled (Allport, 1987 cited in Naish 2010). It is important to research this in order to optimise health and safety and performance in occupational fields and make further discoveries in clinical neuropsychology. Some debates rage around how we attend to objects through our

The need for better treatment options for individuals with learning and attention problems is evidenced by the millions of children who are diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders every day. Neurodevelopmental disorders (i.e., learning disabilities such as dyslexia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) represent a major national problem. According to the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS, 2006), an estimated 6.3% of children ages 5-15 have a disability, which amounts

Attention Deficit and Comorbidities Normally, during a conversation, a person will have a thought, process it, and then decided whether or not to communicate it. However, there are those who have no choice; they speak every thought that enters their minds, a symptom of attention deficit disorder. In the public eye, mental health concerns have had a long and rugged history. Treatment attempts have often been extreme and damaging, from strait jackets to lobotomies, but, in today’s society, we are

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is one of the most common conditions for children to have today. ADHD is a condition that millions of children are affected by and often lasts into adulthood. For the children who are between the ages of six and eleven, medication and behavior therapy is highly recommended. There are two main treatments for ADHD, one medical (methylphenidate), and one non-medical (parenting programs), and they are usually combined. For people diagnosed with ADHD, no matter

This essays aims are to compare and contrast early VS late selection models of attention and attentional control. Specifically, its focus will be on some of the theories and research put forward within this field of study, that using computer analogy terms have provided models to explain attention. Following a chronological structure a review of some of the most influential theories of selective attention will be compared those of Broadbent (1958) Treisman (1964) and Deutsh & Deutsh (1970). It will

Divided attention refers to the ability to divide ones attention between two or more tasks. The focused attention models explain how all our inputs are focused on one task at any one time, however it is clear from looking at everyday life that we are able to divide our attention, successfully being able to complete more than one task at the same time. There are two main explanations of divided attention, one is the modular theories and the one I will be focusing on; the capacity model by Kanheman

Barry Schwartz’s article, “Attention Must Be Paid!” is an interesting outlook on how humans have been developing less and less when it comes to focus and concentration. With shorter articles, news tweets, and up to date information, there isn’t much interest in drawn-out articles and in-depth analysis anymore. Schwartz states that “maintaining attention is a skill”, and one that we aren’t being taught enough (Schwartz par. 4). In response to this issue, he suggests that schools begin using “grit”

The interaction of object- and space-based covert visual attention in an attentional cuing task – a replication of Egly, Driver and Rafal (1994) Introduction Visual attention is the collective title given to the cognitive mechanisms that allow us to attend some visual stimuli over others, improving processing efficiency (McMains & Kastner, 2009). Here only covert visual attention, i.e. attention without head or eye-movement, will be considered. This is appropriate, since it seems that the primary

Goldfish have longer attention spans than Americans. Yes, you read that correctly. As you may already know, the attention span is the amount of time an individual is able to concentrate on one particular action. However, you most likely did not know that “the average attention span of a human being has dropped from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2013.” (Brenner) The average attention span of goldfish is 9 seconds and due to the effects of various sources of media, this is now one second greater