issues/variables e.g. BAD: Global Warming is coming! GOOD: Relative contributions of greenhouse gas emissions to global warming. In WEEK 4... What did you do? Our Experiment In Week 4 tutorial… Writing Task SultanaTask Intentional Blindness Task Our Experiment Each tutorial did ONE of the following conditions: • Writing Task • Depletion condition: – In this first task you are going to need to write for 10 minutes. Describe the layout of the UNSW campus as you see it in your
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There are many distractions a driver may face while out on the road. According to CDC’s “Distracted Driving‚” there are three main driving distractions: Visual‚ manual‚ and cognitive. “A visual distraction is when the driver takes their eyes off the road. A manual distraction is when the driver takes their hands off the steering wheel. And lastly‚ a cognitive distraction is when the driver takes their mind off of driving.” Some distracted driving activities that tie in with the three main distractions
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milestones D. Core values 6. Right to a minimum wage‚ equal opportunity‚ to bargain collectively as part of a union‚ and to be free from sexual harassment are examples of _____ rights. Employee Rights 7. According to Bazerman and Chugh‚ inattentional blindness results from ____. A. focusing failures B. thoughtlessness C. ignorance D. passivity 8. People endorsing child labor by justifying that it brings in foreign investment within poor countries are ____. Utilitarian 9. Which of the following
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Drivers under the age of 20 are reported to have the highest rates of involvement in fatal distracted driving car accidents (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Washington‚ D.C.). This means that younger drivers are highly distracted by electronics. Technology is constantly evolving and it is directly affecting drivers on an everyday basis. Driving requires a large amount of a driver’s attention‚ so when a person believes that taking a second to answer a call does not affect their driving
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Cognitive Psychology‚ Sixth Edition‚ Robert J. Sternberg Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Attention and Consciousness Cognitive Psychology‚ Sixth Edition‚ Robert J. Sternberg Chapter 4 Some Questions of Interest • What are some of the functions of attention? • What are some theories to explain attentional processes? • Can we actively process information‚ even if we are not aware of doing so? Cognitive Psychology‚ Sixth Edition‚ Robert J. Sternberg Chapter 4 Main Functions of Attention 1. 2. 3. 4. Signal
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Psyc essay semester 2 block 3 – psyc2020 2014 Dear Sir‚ I am writing to you‚ to discuss why a hands - free cellular phone kit should not be allowed to be used‚ whilst driving a vehicle. As we know‚ that driving is a complex activity in itself‚ and therefore no other secondary activity should take place during the course of this task‚ which may put the drivers life in danger as well as others. Using a mobile phone‚ often causes the driver to take their hands off the steering wheel‚ their minds off
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future - All of us are users of tech - All of us have benefited from tech in one way or another - All of us have been frustrated with technology - We attempt to understand the critical ways that technology shapes our social reality Inattentional Blindness - Ex. From video are we digital dummies…the clown biking around campus and many of the students were too busy with their phones to pay attention - We think we’re paying attention‚ imagine ourselves paying attention…but we’re not - There’s
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CH 3 Mechanisms of Attention: Monitoring and Noticing Information I. Attention: What Is It? A. Basic Characteristics 1-Limited capacity − Visual attention limits are described with a spotlight metaphor − Auditory attention limits are described with gateway metaphor 2- Flexibility − Easily shift attention based on situational demands 3- Voluntary control − We can control how we direct our attention B. Pre-Attentive vs. Post-Attentive Processing
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The movie Crash has a lot to do with psychology; many of the characters’ actions and behaviors can be explained in psychological terms‚ especially in terms of social psychology. For example‚ in one of the first scenes‚ Rick and Jean Cabot‚ who are white‚ are carjacked by Anthony and Peter‚ who are black. Jean attributes the carjacking to the skin color of the two men: she believes that they carjacked her because they are black. When the Cabots are home‚ it seems that there is little equity in their
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What is cognitive psychology? The study of mental processes such as perceiving‚ remembering‚ and reasoning. Analytic introspection- analyze current perception into its elementary parts. Structuralism-complex conscious experiences can be broken down to elemental structures (component parts) of sensation and feelings. Introspection-look at a stimulus and report sensations and feelings to create a description of conscious experience School of functionalism-learn how the mind produces useful behavior
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