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Broadbent's Filter Model of Attention

Explains selective attention, suggesting people are generally unaware of unattended information.

Cocktail Party Effect

The ability to focus on one conversation amid many, introduced by Moray.

Attenuator

In Treisman’s model, it weakens unattended messages based on physical characteristics, language, and meaning.

Late Selection Model

MacKay's theory where selection for final processing occurs after meaning analysis.

Processing Capacity

The limited amount of information a person can handle.

Load Theory of Attention

High-load tasks use most processing capacity, reducing distraction, while low-load tasks leave room for distractions.

Endogenous Attention

Voluntary, goal-driven focus, such as studying despite distractions.

Exogenous Attention

Involuntary, transient focus towards sudden stimuli, like a loud sound.

Stroop Effect

The difficulty in responding to one aspect of a stimulus while ignoring another conflicting aspect.

Saccadic Eye Movements

Rapid, jerky eye movements between points of fixation.

Overt Attention

Shifting attention by moving the eyes.

Covert Attention

Shifting attention without moving the eyes.

Same-Object Advantage

Focusing on one part of an object enhances processing of other parts of the same object.

Attentional Warping

The phenomenon where the brain prioritizes certain categories in its categorical map when searching.

Divided Attention

Paying attention to multiple things simultaneously.

Automatic Processing

Occurs without intention and uses limited cognitive resources.

Inattentional Blindness

Failure to notice a visible stimulus when attention is directed elsewhere.

Change Blindness

Difficulty detecting obvious changes in scenes when attention is not directed to them.

Feature Integration Theory (FIT)

Proposes two stages of feature processing to perceive a coherent object.

Illusory Conjunctions

An occurrence where features from different objects are incorrectly combined during perception.

Balint's Syndrome

A condition causing inability to focus attention on individual objects, often leading to illusory conjunctions.

Visual Search

Searching for a target defined by multiple features among distractors.