Inattentional blindness

mindfulness by limiting herself to technology. She states, mindfulness “can be a weapon against one of the most disturbing limitations that our attention is up against: inattentional blindness” (Konnikova 321). By saying this, Konnikova is attempting to conquer her goal of improving her mindfulness to decrease inattentional blindness exacerbated by technology. On the other hand, Thoreau believes that technology is not compatible with mindfulness so he rejects it completely. Thoreau states, “I…

Alien force or man made? Crop circles is a natural or unnatural phenomenon that has been appearing in farmers land for decades. Revealing themselves in daylight no one knows for sure where or who is the cause. There have been many speculations and claims regarding their existence. From sanctural causes, to aliens, to man kind, to magnetic fields, and even government authority. Evidence is subverted and conclusions are still not made about these mysterious circles. The earliest claimed crop…

Can you resist one marshmallow now so you can get two marshmallows later? Exemplifying self-regulation in a widely-known study, Mischel found that children who resisted the first marshmallow in favor of two marshmallows were more likely to be academically successful (1989). Self-regulation is the ability to override automatic tendencies, desires, or behaviors to achieve long-term goals (Schmeichel & Baumeister, 2011). By the same token, driving is a goal-directed activity that requires…

topics including selective attention, inattentional blindness, and dual processing. Throughout the textbook we learn that our line of vision is actually quite narrow, only allowing us to concentrate our focus to a small section at a time. The rest of our peripheral vision is just a blur. Along with this idea, when focusing on specific tasks or items, we often become blind to other processes that are happening around us. This is known as inattentional blindness. Both the book and the video…

PSY 364 Crystal Belfield Written Exam 1 Part I One of my favorite activities I enjoy in my free time is baking, I view baking as a form of relaxation and a fun activity to enjoy with my family. I view Baking as a science which requires the use of strong cognition, baking relies on knowledge obtained from thinking, understanding, remembering, feeling and perceiving, to perform this activity successfully the Memory systems play a huge role. Working memory is important because it allows you to…

Optical Illusions are a neurological phenomenon that allows a person to believe an alternate reality based on what they see visually or encounter haptically. Illusions can come in all shapes and sizes and can be presented to us in many different ways sometimes, subliminally throughout our daily lives. The most famous and widely studied illusion is the Muller-Lyer illusion. This illusion consists of a horizontal line with opposite facing arrows at either end. The next portion uses the same…

the awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes, and determining the impact of ingesting glucose to improve attention. During a simulated study, participants were asked to walk while talking on a cell phone to test inattentional blindness (or, perceptual…

Every day, millions of Americans hop in their cars and hit the road. Every day those same millions of American drivers choose to drive distracted. These distractions range from eating a snack, drinking a soda, and even applying make-up. It is common knowledge that the consumption of alcohol is one of the biggest “no-no’s” in todays world. Despite that, it is worth noting that as our technology advances, so does the danger we present as drivers when using our cell phones. Due to my experience as…

bright lights, the large mass of people, the tractor's loud engine, and the sound of all the people talking and yelling I didn't even realize that only about two people separated my sister and me. This sensory overload caused me to experience inattentional blindness: because my senses were being plagued by so many different stimuli, I didn't even notice that my sister was so close to…

Since post bureaucracy, the process of globalisation has contributed to the vast proliferation within all facets of the globe ranging from psychoanalytic research through to simple management processes. Such development has underpinned individual perceptions and interactions in the workforce. Thus, the imperative nature of managing individuals through the application of strategies to foster human behaviour, performance and efficiency allows businesses to achieve favourable outcomes via…