Multiple Choice
In cognitive psychology, what is the tendency to focus on a single typical use of an object and ignore alternative uses called?
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1. Introduction to Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
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In Broadbent's model of attention, which component is primarily responsible for processing the meaning of a stimulus?
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Response selector
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Semantic analysis
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Filter
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Sensory buffer
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Understand that Broadbent's model of attention is an early selection model describing how information is processed in stages.
Identify the main components of Broadbent's model: Sensory buffer, Filter, Detector (or Semantic analysis), and Response selector.
Recognize that the Sensory buffer holds incoming sensory information briefly before processing.
Know that the Filter selects information based on physical characteristics, allowing only certain stimuli to pass through.
Understand that the Semantic analysis (or Detector) is the component responsible for processing the meaning of the stimulus, interpreting the information that has passed through the filter.
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