PSYC 341 Questions

Answer each question below separately:

In a paragraph or two, describe the cocktail party phenomenon and what it illustrates about attention.

Do studies of the brain help in understanding cognitive processes? Why or why not?

Describe the Baddeley-Hitch model of working memory.

In a couple of paragraphs, explain why you think that consciousness is necessary (or not) for our behavior.

Use evidence to explain whether attention belongs to consciousness or operates below the level of consciousness.

What does the rubber hand illusion illustrate about our conscious awareness?