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Hunter Carter
on Dec 06, 2024Verified
What does it mean to modulate your attention?
A) Attention is unconsciously pulled from one item to another.
B) An individual's total attentional capacity is increased or decreased.
C) Attentional resources are increased or decreased to meet environmental demands.
D) Attention is modified to an inactive state.
Modulate Your Attention
Modulating your attention involves adjusting or controlling the focus of your attention based on the demands of the situation, allowing for efficient information processing and task performance.
Attentional Resources
The cognitive and neural assets that are allocated to process information, often limited, influencing performance on cognitive tasks.
Environmental Demands
The pressures or requirements imposed by the surrounding environment on individuals, organisms, or systems.
- Draw a distinction between automatic processing and controlled cognitive functions.
- Ascertain the influence of automatization on the execution of cognitive tasks and the allocation of attention.
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Learning Objectives
- Draw a distinction between automatic processing and controlled cognitive functions.
- Ascertain the influence of automatization on the execution of cognitive tasks and the allocation of attention.