1. Chapter 7: Consciousness & Selective Attention
Mr. McCormick
Psychology

2. Do-Now: (In Journal) What is “selective attention?”
Why do you think people tend to notice certain stimuli over others?
Provide one example of a situation in which you were oblivious (unconscious/unaware) of something in your midst.

3. Consciousness and Selective Attention
The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus
The five senses take in 11,000,000 bits of information per second; however, people consciously process 40 bits.

4. Selective Inattention
Inattentional Blindness:
Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere
Change Blindness:
Failure to notice changes in the environment

5. Review What is selective attention?
What is the difference between inattentional blindness and change blindness?
What does selective attention suggest about one’s consciousness?
Are we often as “aware” of stimuli in our environment as we may think we are?

6. Homework
Quiz: Chapter 7
Bring in “Dream Logs”