Comments on: Can Visual Attention Truly Be Divided? http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/04/can-attention-really-be-divided.php Understand your mind with the science of psychology - Mon, 04 May 2009 10:30:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/04/can-attention-really-be-divided.php/comment-page-1#comment-26094 Chris Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:59:40 +0000 http://www.spring.org.uk/?p=5606#comment-26094 I am not sure that this experiment is actually as authoritative as it appears to be. Couldn't the fields of visual attention simply be switching back and forth without sweeping back and forth? To use the car and child scenario, couldn't we shift back and forth between the child and the car without sweeping from one to another, thereby missing the manhole cover inbetween? If attention "jumps" rather than "sweeps," the flashing symbol would be missed entirely. I am not sure that this experiment is actually as authoritative as it appears to be. Couldn't the fields of visual attention simply be switching back and forth without sweeping back and forth? To use the car and child scenario, couldn't we shift back and forth between the child and the car without sweeping from one to another, thereby missing the manhole cover inbetween? If attention "jumps" rather than "sweeps," the flashing symbol would be missed entirely.

]]> By: Robert Leslie Fielding http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/04/can-attention-really-be-divided.php/comment-page-1#comment-25829 Robert Leslie Fielding Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:37:43 +0000 http://www.spring.org.uk/?p=5606#comment-25829 Isn't our attention, to some extent, altered by our consciousness - our awareness - I know mine is. I can look at a website and not see what I am looking for, even though it's right there in front of me (sometimes, not always), and I think it's either because I'm looking too hard, or I'm looking but not seeing, if you see what I mean. Rob Isn't our attention, to some extent, altered by our consciousness - our awareness - I know mine is. I can look at a website and not see what I am looking for, even though it's right there in front of me (sometimes, not always), and I think it's either because I'm looking too hard, or I'm looking but not seeing, if you see what I mean.
Rob

]]> By: FloridaLottoNumbers http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/04/can-attention-really-be-divided.php/comment-page-1#comment-24452 FloridaLottoNumbers Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:05:52 +0000 http://www.spring.org.uk/?p=5606#comment-24452 Cool! I need to check more info about this! Cool! I need to check more info about this!

]]> By: Diamond Jim http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/04/can-attention-really-be-divided.php/comment-page-1#comment-24359 Diamond Jim Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:34:12 +0000 http://www.spring.org.uk/?p=5606#comment-24359 great article! great article!

]]> By: Seth http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/04/can-attention-really-be-divided.php/comment-page-1#comment-24326 Seth Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:59:31 +0000 http://www.spring.org.uk/?p=5606#comment-24326 Check THIS out: http://videonet.multiply.com/video/item/3/Perception Check THIS out:

http://videonet.multiply.com/video/item/3/Perception

]]> By: kat http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/04/can-attention-really-be-divided.php/comment-page-1#comment-24324 kat Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:26:13 +0000 http://www.spring.org.uk/?p=5606#comment-24324 Good article. I wonder what hoops we have to go through to get the informaiton from paying attention to hitting the brake. Good article.
I wonder what hoops we have to go through to get the informaiton from paying attention to hitting the brake.

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