Attention and Orienting
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Attention and Orienting

Sensory and Motivational Processes

  1. 510 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Attention and Orienting

Sensory and Motivational Processes

About this book

Orienting is the gateway to attention, the first step in processing stimulus information. This volume examines these initial stages of information intake, focusing on the sensory and motivational mechanisms that determine such phenomena as stimulus selection and inhibition, habituation, pre-attentive processing, and expectancy. Psychophysiological methods are emphasized throughout. The contributors consider analyses based on cardiovascular and electrodermal changes, reflex reactions, and neural events in the cortex and subcortex.

Stimulated by a conference lauding Frances Graham -- held before and during a recent meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, the book presents current theory and research by an international cadre of outstanding investigators. A major researcher and theorist in the field of attention for more than three decades, Dr. Graham contributes an Afterword to the present volume which is both a consideration of the work which has gone before, and a new, original theory paper on preattentive processing and attention.

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Yes, you can access Attention and Orienting by Peter J. Lang, Robert F. Simons, Marie Balaban, Robert Simons, Peter J. Lang,Robert F. Simons,Marie Balaban,Robert Simons in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Author Index
A
Acredolo, L., 409, 410, 414
Adamec, R. E., 383, 388
Adams, D. B., 61, 64
Adler, L. E., 273, 278
Aggleton, J. P., 108, 112, 129
Ahlfors, S., 319, 322, 323, 325
Aine, C., 311, 320, 322, 323
Aine, C. J., 436, 450
Albin, R. L., 283, 288, 302
Aldridge, V. J., 291, 297, 305
Algazi, A., 318, 326
Alho, K., 239, 254, 307, 310, 311, 312, 314, 315, 318, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 418, 436, 437
Allison, R. D., 49, 51, 53, 54, 56, 61, 66
Altshuler, L. L., 273, 275
Ameli, R., 112, 132, 263, 277
American Psychiatric Association, 262, 275
Amir, N., 156, 162
Anday, E. K., 186, 203, 422, 450
Anogianakis, G., 234, 254
Anthony, B. J., 23, 39, 48, 65, 140, 162, 168, 182, 185, 193, 197, 203, 206, 222, 223, 230, 234, 252, 259, 275, 293, 302, 349, 355, 356, 357, 366, 367, 374, 377, 388, 422, 431, 432, 433, 441, 448, 449
Aranibar, A., 296, 304
Arcus, D., 371,...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. List of Contributors
  9. Introduction
  10. I Current Investigations of the Classical Theory of Orienting and Defense
  11. II Biological and Evolutionary Foundations of Orienting, Startle, and Defense: Motivational and Emotional Factors That Modulate Attention
  12. III Startle Reflex and Electro-Cortical Studies of Attention and Stimulus Gating
  13. IV Studies of Attention, Affect, and Action in Child Development
  14. Afterword: Pre-Attentive Processing and Passive and Active Attention
  15. Author Index
  16. Subject Index