1. Failures of Attention Does Attention work consciously or unconsciously? How would we ever know?

2. Unconscious Cognition Most, if not all, of our attentional processes take place without our knowledge. –Blindsight –The Stroop Effect –Change blindness

3. Hemispatial Neglect Patients with damage to the parietal lobe are unable to attend to some part of the visual field.

5. Controlled vs. Automatic processes Controlled processes are ones that you exercise explicit, conscious control over. Slow! E.g., Playing chess; writing a paper Automatic processes are ones that occur without any conscious intervention Fast! Riding a bike; taking a shower; brushing your teeth

6. Automatization How does a controlled process become automatic? Steps for riding a bike (age 4): Sit on bike seat Put feet on pedals Push on pedals Hold handlebars steady Pray Steps for riding a bike (age 14): Get on bike Push pedals and go