SEMESTER FALL 2022

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (PSY504)

ASSIGNMENT No. 01

Jiya

BC210210435

Assignment:

Sr. Description Identification Justification and

No. of Model essential details of the
model with real life
examples.

1 Kahnemanꞌs This model began with

Capacity the assumption that
Model human information
processing capacity is
limited and proposed that
the ability to perform one
or more tasks depended
both on the resources
Which model stated that there is flexibility required by the tasks
in attention, like we can change our themselves.
attention from one thing to another thing. Example:
There is a general limit on a person’s A footballer who was
capacity to perform mental work. A person watching others while the
has considerable control over how this football was being played
capacity is allocated. missed the goal

2 Who tried to explain attention is late Normanꞌs This model tried to

selector. He said we get all the information Model explain attention is late
that is stored in short term memory rather selector. Norman said we
than in long term memory. In long term get all information that
memory we check its relevance when store in short term
relevance is done we select information memory than in long
and then pay attention. term memory. In long
term memory we check
its relevance when
relevance is done we
select information and
then pay attention.
Example:
If you are simultaneously
hearing the sound of the
Television and the noise
 of the children playing
behind you.
You will ignore the noise
and pay attention to the
watching TV..

3 Broadbentꞌs This model shows senses

Model take information within
their limited capacity.
Then this information
goes in short term. Short
term store is limit less
In which model emphasizes that the
because all the
selection process takes place in short term
information is retained
memory and then we pay attention to the
that receives by senses
selected material. It is an early selection.
but only for a very brief
period.
Example:
Talking to a friend in a
crowd while ignoring
other conversations

4 Treismanꞌs In Treismanꞌs attenuation

Model model, the selective filter
distinguishes between
two message on the basis
of their physical
Which model gave early selection
characteristics, such as
according to his experiment. In this model
location, intensity and
at bottom there is a shadow message that is
pitch. Treismanꞌs model
to which attending and other message is
dictionary allows for
other input. She said there is no filter, there
selection between
is an attenuator. Attenuator weakened
messages on the basis of
unattended signals. After attenuator
content.
information is processed in a mental
Example:
dictionary where some things are more
When the radio is
important than others. Like our name is
playing, the TV is
important rather than table or fire. This
playing at the same time
model explains selection on the basis of
and there are sounds from
meaningful information
the road outside, but at
the same time if your
baby is crying you will
immediately turn your
attention to it.