Question 1

Discuss the differences between overt and covert forms of attention. How do these forms of attention apply across sensory modalities?

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Question 2

Describe the allocation of cognitive resources in terms of the cocktail party effect. How does alcohol influence this effect?

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Question 3

Discuss the differences between early-selection and late-selection models of attention and how the notion of perceptual load may resolve these differences.

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Question 4

Explain the differences between top-down and bottom-up processing, using examples from voluntary and reflexive cuing tasks.

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Question 5

Describe the sequence and physiological processes related to reaction time responses to perceptual cues.

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Question 6

Describe the phenomenon called "inhibition of return" and explain how it may be an evolutionary adaptation.

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Question 7

Describe the underlying processes that facilitate effortless and effortful selection of stimuli in a visual search.

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Question 8

Explain how feature integration theory provides a resolution to the binding problem.

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Question 9

What are the benefits of recording event-related potentials? Detail the specific components of ERPs and the information they provide about attentional processes.

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Question 10

Name the subcortical and cortical areas involved in visual attention and describe their functions.

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Question 11

Compare and contrast the two overall cortical networks for higher-order attention processing.

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Question 12

Describe the phenomenon of hemispatial neglect with regard to its primary symptoms and underlying neuropathology.

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Question 13

Describe how Gallant and colleagues used patterns of brain activity from training videos, along with YouTube clips, to reconstruct visual experiences in subjects. How do these experiments address the "easy problem of consciousness"?

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Question 14

Write a coherent and informative paragraph incorporating each of the following terms or concepts: covert attention; overt attention; attentional spotlight.

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