Attentional processes — definition?
Brain functions that select relevant stimuli for focus.
Attentional processes — components?
Perceptual (automatic) and executive (voluntary) systems.
Arousal — role?
Regulates alertness and attention levels.
Reticular Activating System — role?
Regulates arousal and wakefulness.
Reticular Activating System — structure?
Brainstem network controlling wakefulness and arousal.
Executive attention system — function?
Manages focus, inhibits distractions, task switching.
Memory stages — list?
Encoding, storage, retrieval.
Memory types — examples?
Sensory, short-term, long-term.
Memory consolidation — process?
Strengthening and stabilizing memories.
Classical vs operant conditioning?
Associating stimuli vs behaviors with outcomes.
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1. What are attentional processes?
2. What role does the Reticular Activating System (RAS) primarily play in attentional processes?
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