A-level
Psychology A-level:
Attention
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Check you know the main principles by reviewing the list of different topic areas, either click on the topic heading to quick learn the whole topic or pick individual principles to brush up.
Attention
Focused attention
- Studies of focused attention
- Broadbent's filter model
- Treisman's attenuation model
- Deutsch & deutsch late selection model
Divided attention
- Kahnemans capacity model
- Allport's module resource theory
- Research into controlled and automatic processing
- Slips associated with automatic processing
Pattern recognition
- Explanations of pattern recognition
- Biological mechanisms and pattern recognition
- Context and pattern recognition
Research into face recognition
Theories explaining face recognition
Test It
Now you have learnt the main principles, test yourself with these sample questions. If you get stuck, go back and review the principle again.
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