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This should cover almost every term you will need to know. If you know all of these terms you should be able to handle almost any question on the “Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior” section. This  \nlist was compiled by Pre-Med Community.  \nAttention:  \nAttended channel – What is being focused on  \nUnattended channel – stimuli that is in the background and not being focused on  \nBroadbent filter model of selective attention – All stimuli from the environment first enter a sensory filter, where one of the inputs is filtered based on physical characteristics of the input (sensory modality) . The input that is selected is stored in short-term memory and semantic processing occurs.  \nCocktail party effect – When information from an unattended channel catches your attention. The cocktail party effect can be explained through selective priming, where people are primed to observe something (either by encountering it frequently or by having an expectation)  \nTreisman’s attenuation model – Treisman believed that rather than a filter the mind has anattenuator that works like a volume knob to turn down the unattended sensory input.  \nThe resource model of attention – States that we have a limited pool of resources on which to draw from when performing tasks. This includes both modality specific resources and general resources. If the attention resources required to perform multiple tasks simultaneously exceed the ability to do the task, then the task cannot be accomplished at the same time.  \nThree factors associated with multi-tasking (divided attention):  \n1. Task similarity  \n2. Task difficulty  \n3. Task practice  \n- The more similar two tasks are the harder it is to do. This is because these tasks draw from the same pool of modality specific resources. The more difficult a task, the more resources in general it will require. Practice diminishes the resource demand on a task, which allows more resources to be used on another task.  \nCognition:  \nInformation-processing models: How we are able to process information.  \nMaddeley’s model of working memory-In this model, working memory consists of four components: A phonological loop, a visuospatial sketchpad, an episodic buffer, and a central executive.  \nPhonological loop-Allows us to repeat verbal information to help us remember it.  \nVisuospatial sketchpad – Helps to remember visuospatial information through the use of mental images.  \nEpisodic buffer – Where information in the working memory can interact with information in long term memory.  \nCentral executive – The overseer of the entire process. Shifts and divides attention.  \nPiaget’s stages of cognitive development:  \nPiaget believed that the process of cognitive development involved forming schemas. Piaget believed that we either assimilate new experiences to schemas or accommodate the schemasto take into account the new experience.  \nSchemas – Mental frameworks about how the world works. These mental frameworks shape our experience of the world and are themselves shaped by experience.  \nAssimilation of a schema – Conforming the new experience to fall into a current schema.  \nAccommodation of a schema – Accommodating the current schema to take into account the new experience.  \nPiaget’s four cognitive developmental stages:  \n1) Sensorimotor stage (Birth-age 2): Experience the world through their senses and movement. Learn about object permanence.  \n2) Preoperational stage (Age 2 – 7): Learn that things can be represented through symbols such as words and images. But still lack logical reasoning.  \n3) Concrete Operational Stage (Age 7-11): Start to think logically. An example is understanding the principle of conservation (the idea that quantity remains the same despite change in shape) .  \n4) Formal operational Stage (Age 12+): Learn abstract reasoning and moral reasoning.  \nProblem solving and ","cbCaimdG9Rdezbcj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimdG9Rdezbcj","pdf",348956,53,"English","# Selective Attention\n## Attended vs Unattended Channels\n## Broadbent Filter Model\n## Cocktail Party Effect\n## Treisman’s Attenuation Model\n## Resource Model of Attention\n# Multi-tasking Barriers\n## Task similarity, difficulty, practice\n# Cognition and Working Memory\n## Information-processing models\n## Maddeley’s model of working memory\n# Piaget’s Cognitive Development\n## Assimilation and Accommodation\n## Four cognitive developmental stages\n# Problem Solving and Decision Making\n## Heuristics\n## Confirmation bias\n## Fixation and mental set\n## Functional fixedness\n## Belief bias and belief perseverance\n## Framing\n# Consciousness\n## Awareness and alertness\n## Hypnosis","[{\"question\":\"What are the attended and unattended channels in selective attention?\",\"answer\":\"Attended channel refers to what is being focused on, while unattended channel refers to stimuli in the background that are not currently being focused on.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the broadbent filter model explain selective attention?\",\"answer\":\"All environmental stimuli first enter a sensory filter, where inputs are filtered by physical characteristics such as sensory modality. 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