DP 1

Question 1

Attention

Answer 1

Attention is a voluntary or involuntary tendency to focus and awareness of specific stimuli while ignoring others.

Question 2

Sustained Attention

Answer 2

When we focus attention on a stimulus over a prolonged period of time without being distracted by other stimuli.

Question 3

Divided Attention

Answer 3

Rapidly switching the focus of your awareness between two or more sources of information so you can perform two or more tasks at the same time.

Question 4

Selective Attention

Answer 4

Being able to choose to focus your awareness on a specific range of stimuli while ignoring others.

Question 5

Automatic Processes

Answer 5

Requires little conscious awareness and mental effort, minimal attention and don’t interfere with the performance of some activities.

Question 6

Controlled Processes

Answer 6

Involve information processing requiring conscious, alert awareness and mental effort in which the individual actively focuses their attention on achieving a particular goal.