Distracted and confused: Selective attention under load According to this article, Distracted and confused?: Selective attention under load, it is important to focus on goal-relevant stimuli when interfering distractors can make cognitive functions difficult (Lavie, 2005). Many individuals experience disruptions in their daily tasks, but it is not sufficient to simply ignore any stimuli that is irrelevant. This author stated that there was a longstanding debate as to whether focusing on task-relevant stimuli would exclude distractions, or if controlling behavior and memory would prevent distractions (Lavie, 2005). When an individual is able to escape from intrusions that may alter his thoughts, successful behaviors develop.
Summary
The present author suggested that a high perceptual load while focusing on goal-relevant information would ultimately eliminate any available space for irrelevant information (Lavie, 2005). Behavioral load experiments consist of the response-competition paradigm. Through the use of this experiment, subjects were indicated to select target letters while attempting to ignore any letters of distraction that were seen …show more content…
Colored stimuli was presented to subjects during this perceptual load imaging experiment. The low-load task subjects identified red shapes, and the high-load task subjects detected colors and shapes of stimuli (Lavie, 2005). A working-memory load experiment was implemented where subjects were instructed to memorize digit sets. Memorizing a set of digits in a random order was measuring a high-load of working-memory, and memorizing digits in a fixed order suggested measurements for a low-load of working-memory (Lavie, 2005). During memorization, the subjects were shown distractor faces. Visual cortex activity was more prevalent in subjects who had high-load working memory (Lavie,
Summary
The present author suggested that a high perceptual load while focusing on goal-relevant information would ultimately eliminate any available space for irrelevant information (Lavie, 2005). Behavioral load experiments consist of the response-competition paradigm. Through the use of this experiment, subjects were indicated to select target letters while attempting to ignore any letters of distraction that were seen …show more content…
Colored stimuli was presented to subjects during this perceptual load imaging experiment. The low-load task subjects identified red shapes, and the high-load task subjects detected colors and shapes of stimuli (Lavie, 2005). A working-memory load experiment was implemented where subjects were instructed to memorize digit sets. Memorizing a set of digits in a random order was measuring a high-load of working-memory, and memorizing digits in a fixed order suggested measurements for a low-load of working-memory (Lavie, 2005). During memorization, the subjects were shown distractor faces. Visual cortex activity was more prevalent in subjects who had high-load working memory (Lavie,