Although do several this hundred by people focusing have our looked attention for on it, certain they cues have such not as found type it style . Attention is directed to information that passes the filter or to physically salient information that leads to a shift in attention. Only one input channel can be processed at a time. It takes time to shift attention. Try to recall some of them as in condition 1 above, and others as in condition 2.
Attention is directed toward information that reaches a threshold of recognition.
Several inputs can be processed at a time. Selection is not the result of action of a simple physical filter. The selection process is sensitive to the past experiences of the subjects and the context of the recognition task. Treisman's attenuator model captures these properties. Return to Table of Contents.