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| Question | Answer |
| SELECTIVE ATTENTION | The cognitive process of concentrating on one selected aspect of the environment while ignoring others. (Book 1, INTELLECTUAL, Pg.72) |
| SELECTIVE ATTENTION (give examples) | 1) listening carefully to what someone is saying while ignoring other conversations in a room (the cocktail party effect) 2) listening to a cell phone conversation while driving a car. |
| SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY | The study of how humans or machines discern between information-bearing patterns (known as stimuli or signals) and random patterns of distraction (known as noise) (Book 1, INTELLECTUAL, Pg.81) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcDpnWeCjBU |
| SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY Describe: 1) Hit 2) Miss 3) False Alarm 4) Correct Rejection |
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