Memory Requires Attention

question 67

Multiple Choice

Memory requires attention.If you want to remember something well,it is best to attend to only one thing at a time because:

• A) attention is limited.
• B) attention is unlimited.
• C) attention is relatively permanent.
• D) attention waxes and wanes.

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Definitions:

Cocktail Party Effect

The brain's ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, as when focusing on a single conversation in a noisy environment.

Visual Action Track

A brain mechanism specialized for processing visual information related to movement and guiding physical actions in response.

Visual Perception Track

The cognitive process that interprets and organizes visual information from the environment.

Dual Processing

The principle that our mind operates on two levels simultaneously, conscious and unconscious thinking processes.