Attenuation Theory of Attention

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gptkbp:instanceOf psychological theory
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Broadbent's_Filter_Theory
gptkbp:explains selective attention
gptkbp:field cognitive psychology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Attenuation Theory of Attention
gptkbp:influencedBy dichotic listening experiments
gptkbp:involves attenuator
thresholds for recognition
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Anne_Treisman
1964
unattended information is attenuated
unattended information is not completely blocked
gptkbp:relatedTo early selection theory
late selection theory
gptkbp:state some unattended messages can be processed for meaning
gptkbp:usedIn studies of auditory attention
studies of cocktail party effect
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anne_Treisman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5