KPE160: Module 8 Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions |
Latest 2026 Update
Q: Procedural Part of implicit long-term memory. Motor. When was it
learned/memorized?
Answer:
Q: Selection and Prioritization
Answer:
Human information processing capacity is limited, so we must
process information selectively. Must prioritize!
Limited capacity. If demands > resources, performance will suffer.
Attention can be shifted (voluntary/reflexive).
Attention can be divided.
Q: Limited Capacity
Answer:
Come to terms with it. Can't put all cognitive effort into multiple tasks. If
demands outweigh resources, performance will suffer.
,KPE160: Module 8 Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions |
Latest 2026 Update
Q: Attention Can Be Shifted
Answer:
Shifting between two tasks. Voluntary or reflexive.
Q: Attention Can Be Divided
Answer:
Can't really try to do two tasks simultaneously - capacity is limited.
Q: Information Processing is Limited...
Answer:
Distractor interference, inattentional blindness, change
blindness.
, KPE160: Module 8 Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions |
Latest 2026 Update
Q: Distractor Interference
Answer:
Inability to select target from non-target information, and non-target
processing hinders target processing. Looking at compatibility and congruency for
the most
part.
E.g. Stroop effect, object and action selection.
Q: Inattentional Blindness
Answer:
Even highly salient information can be missed if visual attention is
focused on something else. Impossible to pay attention to everything. Goal vs
non-goal. Doesn't
enter long-term storage.
E.g. Gorilla in basketball game.
Latest 2026 Update
Q: Procedural Part of implicit long-term memory. Motor. When was it
learned/memorized?
Answer:
Q: Selection and Prioritization
Answer:
Human information processing capacity is limited, so we must
process information selectively. Must prioritize!
Limited capacity. If demands > resources, performance will suffer.
Attention can be shifted (voluntary/reflexive).
Attention can be divided.
Q: Limited Capacity
Answer:
Come to terms with it. Can't put all cognitive effort into multiple tasks. If
demands outweigh resources, performance will suffer.
,KPE160: Module 8 Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions |
Latest 2026 Update
Q: Attention Can Be Shifted
Answer:
Shifting between two tasks. Voluntary or reflexive.
Q: Attention Can Be Divided
Answer:
Can't really try to do two tasks simultaneously - capacity is limited.
Q: Information Processing is Limited...
Answer:
Distractor interference, inattentional blindness, change
blindness.
, KPE160: Module 8 Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions |
Latest 2026 Update
Q: Distractor Interference
Answer:
Inability to select target from non-target information, and non-target
processing hinders target processing. Looking at compatibility and congruency for
the most
part.
E.g. Stroop effect, object and action selection.
Q: Inattentional Blindness
Answer:
Even highly salient information can be missed if visual attention is
focused on something else. Impossible to pay attention to everything. Goal vs
non-goal. Doesn't
enter long-term storage.
E.g. Gorilla in basketball game.
