PTC 2 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

what is the perception-action circle? - low level to high level sensory cortex (hierarchical) then translated into motor outputs in a reverse hierarchy from abstract motor commands to activation in muscles dichotic listening - a task in which people wearing headphones hear different messages presented to each ear; only the one attended is heard because there is limited capacity What is the core function of attention? - selection overt orienting and attending - moving eyes body and nose in direction of stimulus (superior colliculus) covert attention - shining your attention towards something without any external overt signs for example while maintaining fixation; super evolved in social animals (threat, aggression, sexual attraction)