Suppose, During a Dichotic Listening Task, You Were Attending to the Sentence

question 43

Essay

Suppose, during a dichotic listening task, you were attending to the sentence, "I saw the fork," while in the unattended ear you heard a list of food names (e.g., salad, steak, baked potato).How would you interpret the word fork? Would your interpretation differ if instead of food names you heard in the unattended ear "and I chose the path less traveled..." (a line from a poem by Robert Frost).Explain your answer in terms of theories of attention.

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Definitions:

Employee/Job Incumbent Interview

This is a method used in job analysis where current employees performing the job are interviewed to gather information about job duties, skills, and work environment.

Functional Job Analysis

An evaluation method that analyzes and describes the important components of a job and the skills required to perform it.

Work Activities

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities assigned to an employee or a team within an organization.

Job Specifications

A detailed description of the qualifications, skills, experience, and responsibilities required for a specific job.