Attention: Theory and Practice

This comprehensive and well-structured summary is based on all 7 lectures, all required literature, and the CODELAB experiment of the course Attention: Theory and Practice at Leiden University. Complex theories and experimental findings are explained clearly, with a strong focus on exam-relevant content. All 7 lectures are fully covered: Historic overview of attention research & information processing Selective attention in audition and vision Orienting and inhibiting attention At...

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55 pages

Written in 2024/2025

loismoerdijk

Topic list (at least 70% of the exam covers these topics): 1. CODELAB: EEG event-related potentials (ERP), frequency analysis (theta oscillations), cognitive load. 2. Hemholz’s experiment 3. Broadbent’s filter model 4. Yerkes-Dodson Law 5. Donder’s subtraction logic in reaction time tasks 6. Signal detection theory (d’) 7. Additive factor’s method 8. Speed accuracy trade-off 9. Dichotic listening experiments (nature of un-attended information processed) 10. Perceptual load th...

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39 pages

Written in 2024/2025

loismoerdijk

This is a summary of the book "Attention: Theory and Practice" by Johnson and Proctor, for the second year elective Attention, Theory and Practice at Leiden University, 2018/2019. I summarized the chapters and the parts of the chapters we had to read (chapters 1-11). THIS SUMMARY ALSO INCLUDES PICTURES FROM THE BOOK. It's a pretty detailed summary, so it contains everything you need to know! :)

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58 pages

Written in 2018/2019

suzannedevries99