attention Psychology

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什么是“注意瞬脱”(attentional blink)?

What is the attentional blink?

当快速连续呈现刺激时,识别出一个目标后短时间内第二个目标常被漏检,仿佛注意“眨了一下眼”。它反映对第一个目标的充分加工暂时占用了有限的意识报告资源。
In rapid serial presentation, detecting one target briefly blinds us to a second target soon after, as if attention 'blinked'. It reflects that fully processing the first target temporarily consumes limited conscious reporting capacity.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意瞬脱 #时间注意 #报告限制

为什么在自然环境中散步比在城市商业区散步更能恢复注意力?

Why does a walk in a natural environment restore attention better than a walk through a busy commercial district?

注意力恢复理论认为,自然环境以“柔性魅力”吸引自下而上的注意,让耗竭的自上而下定向注意网络得以休整;而城市街道充满需要主动抑制的刺激,持续消耗执行资源。乌尔里希对胆囊切除术后患者的回溯分析发现,窗外可见树木的患者住院时间更短、镇痛剂用量更少,说明接触自然元素具有可测量的恢复效益。
Attention Restoration Theory holds that natural settings engage attention bottom-up through soft fascination, letting the fatigued top-down directed-attention network recuperate, whereas busy streets are full of stimuli that must be actively inhibited and keep draining executive resources. Ulrich's retrospective analysis of cholecystectomy patients found that those whose windows faced trees had shorter stays and used fewer analgesics, showing measurable restorative effects of contact with natural elements.
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Kaplan, S. (1995). The restorative benefits of nature: Toward an integrative framework. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15(3), 169-182; Ulrich, R. S. (1984). View through a window may influence recovery from surgery. Science, 224(4647), 420-421

Kaplan, S. (1995), Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15(3): 169-182; Ulrich, R. S. (1984), Science, 224(4647): 420-421

#注意力恢复理论 #恢复性环境

什么是注意瞬脱(attentional blink)现象?它在快速序列视觉呈现的双目标任务中如何表现,又说明了什么?

What is the attentional blink phenomenon, how does it show up in rapid serial visual presentation tasks with two targets, and what does it reveal?

注意瞬脱指在快速序列视觉呈现流中,第二个目标出现在第一个目标之后约200至500毫秒时,其正确报告率显著下降的现象。Raymond、Shapiro与Arnell在1992年通过双目标RSVP范式首次系统刻画了这一效应,发现即使两个目标都清晰呈现,T2仍常被漏报。这说明注意在时间维度上是离散分配的,完成一次目标识别后需要约半秒才能重新配置到后续刺激。
The attentional blink refers to the sharp drop in correct reports of a second target when it appears roughly 200 to 500 milliseconds after a first target within a rapid serial visual presentation stream. Raymond, Shapiro, and Arnell first characterized it systematically in 1992 using a dual-target RSVP paradigm, finding that even clearly presented second targets are frequently missed. It shows that attention is allocated across time in a discrete fashion, requiring about half a second to reconfigure after identifying one target.
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Raymond, Shapiro & Arnell (1992), Temporary suppression of visual processing in an RSVP task,《Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance》

Raymond, Shapiro & Arnell (1992), Temporary Suppression of Visual Processing in an RSVP Task, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

#注意瞬脱 #时间选择性注意

多任务处理中的“切换代价”指什么?

What is the switching cost in multitasking?

切换代价指在不同任务间来回切换时会损失时间与正确率,因为大脑需要重新配置规则和注意。研究普遍表明,人并非真正同时做两件需注意的事,而是在快速串行切换。减少频繁切换能显著提升效率。
The switching cost is the loss of time and accuracy when jumping between tasks because the brain must reconfigure rules and attention. Research shows people do not truly do two attention-demanding tasks at once but switch rapidly in series. Reducing frequent switches markedly improves efficiency.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#多任务 #切换代价 #注意

注意力的“聚光灯”和“变焦镜头”比喻分别指什么?

What do the 'spotlight' and 'zoom-lens' metaphors of attention mean?

聚光灯比喻注意像一束光,照亮某处并提升该处加工;变焦镜头比喻注意范围可大可小——范围越大,每点分辨率越低。两者说明注意既可选位置,也可调广度。
The spotlight metaphor says attention illuminates a location and boosts its processing; the zoom-lens metaphor says its scope can widen or narrow—wider scope lowers resolution per point. Both show attention selects location and adjusts breadth.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #空间 #资源模型

注意的“三重网络”模型包含哪三个系统?

What are the three networks in the 'triple network' model of attention?

Posner 与 Petersen 提出警觉(维持唤醒)、定向(选位并移动注意)、执行控制(解决冲突)三个独立又协作的网络,分别关联不同脑区。该框架成为研究注意障碍与 ADHD 的常用基础。
Posner and Petersen proposed three interacting networks—alerting (sustaining arousal), orienting (selecting and moving attention), and executive control (resolving conflict)—linked to distinct brain regions. It is a common framework for attention deficits and ADHD.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意网络 #警觉 #执行控制

注意的“聚光灯”模型认为注意力是如何运作的?

How does the spotlight model of attention describe how attention operates?

聚光灯模型把注意比作一束可移动的光,被照亮的区域加工得更清晰,区域外则被忽略。注意可以在视野中移动和缩放,但同一时刻能精细处理的范围有限。这一模型强调注意是一种选择性资源,而非对所有信息的平等加工。
The spotlight model compares attention to a movable beam of light: whatever it illuminates is processed more clearly, while everything outside is neglected. Attention can shift and zoom across the visual field, but the area that can be finely processed at one moment is limited. The model emphasizes that attention is a selective resource rather than equal processing of all information.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #选择性注意 #认知模型

什么是变化盲视(change blindness)?

What is change blindness?

变化盲视指当视觉场景发生显著变化,而观察者的注意正落在别处时,往往完全察觉不到这种变化。经典实验让人在两张几乎相同的图片之间切换,或借助眨眼、镜头切换掩盖改动,多数人漏看明显改动。它说明我们感知的“完整世界”其实依赖注意的抽样,而非全幅记录。
Change blindness occurs when a noticeable change in a visual scene goes undetected because the observer's attention is directed elsewhere. Classic experiments switch between two nearly identical images or use blanks and cuts to mask edits, and most people miss obvious changes. It shows that our sense of a complete visual world relies on attentional sampling rather than a full recording.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#变化盲视 #注意 #视知觉

什么是非注意盲视(inattentional blindness)?

What is inattentional blindness?

非注意盲视指当人全神贯注于某项任务时,会看不见视野中突然出现但无关的刺激,即使它非常显眼。著名的“看不见的大猩猩”实验中,数传球次数的人往往漏看穿猩猩服走过的人。它说明注意的稀缺会让我们对未被预期的事物“视而不见”。
Inattentional blindness is failing to see an unexpected but conspicuous stimulus because attention is fully engaged in another task. In the famous invisible gorilla study, people counting passes often miss a person in a gorilla suit walking across the screen. It shows that scarce attention can make us literally blind to the unexpected.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#非注意盲视 #注意 #视错觉

同样是术后病房,窗外能看到树木的病人为什么比面对砖墙的病人用药更少、出院更快?

In otherwise matched post-operative rooms, why did patients whose windows faced trees need fewer drugs and leave the hospital sooner than those facing a brick wall?

Ulrich 于 1984 年发表在 Science 的配对对照研究发现,胆囊手术患者若病房窗外是树木,所需的强效镇痛剂更少、住院天数更短、护士负面记录也更少。减压理论认为自然景观凭借进化习得的偏好能迅速降低交感唤醒与负性情绪,注意力恢复理论则强调软魅力使定向注意得以休整。这表明环境的视觉属性可以直接影响生理康复指标,而不只是提供心理安慰。
Ulrich's matched-pair study published in Science in 1984 found that gallbladder surgery patients whose windows faced trees needed fewer strong analgesics, had shorter hospital stays, and received fewer negative nurses' notes. Stress reduction theory holds that evolutionarily favored natural scenes quickly lower sympathetic arousal and negative affect, while attention restoration theory stresses soft fascination giving directed attention a rest. Visual properties of settings thus feed straight into physiological recovery markers rather than merely comforting patients.
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Ulrich, R. S. (1984). View through a window may influence recovery from surgery. Science, 224(4647), 420-421.

Ulrich, R. S. (1984). View through a window may influence recovery from surgery. Science, 224(4647), 420-421.

#恢复性环境 #压力缓解

什么是“鸡尾酒会效应”?它揭示了注意选择的什么机制?

What is the cocktail party effect, and what does it reveal about how selective attention works?

在嘈杂聚会中人们能专注追踪一段对话,却会在远处有人喊到自己名字时立即转向——这就是鸡尾酒会效应。Cherry 的双耳分听实验显示,未被注意耳的信息大多在语义分析前就被过滤,但姓名等高显著刺激仍能突破瓶颈进入意识。这说明注意选择以早期感觉过滤为主,同时保留晚期语义加工的通道。
Amid party noise people can follow a single conversation yet turn immediately when someone across the room says their name — the cocktail party effect. Cherry's dichotic listening experiments showed that input to the unattended ear is largely filtered out before semantic analysis, yet highly salient items like one's own name still break through into awareness. Selective attention therefore relies chiefly on early sensory filtering while keeping a late semantic route open.
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Cherry (1953), Some Experiments on the Recognition of Speech with One and with Two Ears, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Cherry (1953), "Some Experiments on the Recognition of Speech, with One and with Two Ears," Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

#注意研究 #选择性注意

每天只练二十分钟、前后不过五天的正念式训练,为什么也能在注意力测试中测出提升?

How can mindfulness-style practice of just twenty minutes a day over only five days already yield measurable gains on attention tests?

直答:短时正念训练锻炼的是注意系统本身,并非靠放松间接起效。机理:训练要求不加评判地持续觉察呼吸与身体感受,每次把跑掉的心念拉回都是对冲突监控网络的一次操练;Tang等发现仅五天的整合身心训练就提高了注意网络测验中的执行控制成绩,同时皮质醇下降、心率呼吸更平稳,反映前扣带回调控效率增强,而且比刻意专注更省力。
Brief mindfulness training exercises the attention system itself rather than working indirectly through relaxation. Practitioners hold nonjudgmental awareness of breath and bodily sensations, and every return of a wandering mind is one repetition for the conflict-monitoring network. Tang and colleagues found that five days of integrative body-mind training raised executive-control scores on the Attention Network Test while lowering cortisol and steadying heart rate and breathing - signs of more efficient anterior cingulate regulation that costs less effort than forced concentration.
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Tang、Posner等论文《Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation》,PNAS 2007(俄勒冈大学与大连理工大学)

Tang YY, Posner MI, et al., 'Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation', PNAS, 2007 (University of Oregon & Dalian University of Technology)

#正念冥想 #注意网络 #执行控制

为什么仅参加八周正念减压课程,参与者若干脑区的灰质密度就会出现可测量的增加?

How can just eight weeks of a mindfulness-based stress reduction course yield measurable gray matter increases in several brain regions?

直答:规律的正念练习像体能训练塑造肌肉那样,以活动依赖的可塑性改变了脑结构。机理:Hölzel等让长期承受压力的成年人完成标准八周正念减压训练,MRI发现海马、后扣带皮层、颞顶联合区与小脑灰质密度上升,这些区域参与学习记忆、自我参照加工与情绪调节;杏仁核密度的变化则与感知压力的下降相关联。反复的专注觉察持续驱动突触与血管层面的重塑,心理训练由此留下可测量的解剖印记。
Regular mindfulness practice reshapes brain structure through activity-dependent plasticity, much as physical training builds muscle. Hölzel and colleagues put chronically stressed adults through the standard eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction program; MRI showed denser gray matter in the hippocampus, posterior cingulate cortex, temporo-parietal junction, and cerebellum - regions serving learning and memory, self-referential processing, and emotion regulation - while amygdala changes tracked drops in perceived stress. Sustained focused awareness keeps driving remodeling at synaptic and vascular levels, leaving mental training measurable anatomical traces.
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Hölzel BK 等,《Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density》,Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging,2011 (DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.08.006)

Hölzel BK et al., 'Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density', Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 2011, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.08.006

#正念冥想 #灰质密度 #神经可塑性

多练习为什么能做得更好?

Why does practice help us get better?

每练一次,大脑里的小路就变得更顺,动作也越来越熟。慢慢来,多试几次你就会更棒。
Each time you practice, the pathways in your brain get smoother and the action becomes easier. Go slowly—after a few tries you'll do better.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #练习

为什么我们只会记住留意过的事?

Why do we only remember things we pay attention to?

大脑的资源有限,它只会先把你留意过的东西存进记忆。没被注意的事就像没拍下的照片,很难想起来。
Your brain has limited space, so it first saves what you focus on. Unnoticed things are like un-taken photos—hard to recall.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #专注

我们为什么会发呆或做白日梦?

Why do we zone out or daydream?

当手头任务很轻松时,大脑会切到“默认模式”去整理想法和计划。适度发呆是脑子在偷偷给自己放假。
When a task is easy, the brain switches to 'default mode' to sort thoughts and plan. A little daydreaming is the mind quietly taking a break.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #白日梦

持续注意(警觉)和选择性注意有什么不同?

How does sustained attention (vigilance) differ from selective attention?

持续注意指在长时间单调任务中保持稳定警觉,容易随时间和疲劳下降;选择性注意指在众多刺激中挑出目标。两者神经基础部分重叠,但前者更依赖警觉网络与唤醒水平。
Sustained attention keeps alertness over long, monotonous tasks and wanes with time and fatigue; selective attention picks a target among many. Their neural bases partly overlap, but sustained attention relies more on the vigilance network and arousal.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#持续注意 #警觉 #疲劳

为什么先定小目标会更专心?

Why does setting a small goal help us focus?

明确的目标给大脑一个清晰的“找什么”,过滤掉不相关的干扰。把大任务拆成一步步的小目标,专注就更轻松。
A clear goal tells the brain what to look for and filters out distractions. Breaking a big task into steps makes focusing easier.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #目标

我们为什么有最喜欢的玩具?

Why do we have a favorite toy?

最喜欢的玩具让你觉得熟悉和安全,像一个小伙伴陪着你。抱着它,陌生地方也没那么可怕了。
A favorite toy feels familiar and safe, like a little friend with you. Holding it makes new places feel less scary.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #偏爱

为什么休息一下后能更专心?

Why can we focus better after a break?

长时间用脑会让注意力变累,就像腿走久了会酸。停下来动一动或发会儿呆,大脑就能重新充满电。
Using your brain for a long time tires attention, like legs after walking. A short move or daydream recharges it.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #休息

什么是“注意盲视”——为什么盯着看也会看不见?

What is inattentional blindness—why do we miss things we stare at?

当注意力集中在某任务时,即便明显刺激出现在视野中也可能被完全忽略,经典实验是数传球时看不见穿大猩猩服的人。它揭示注意是有限资源,看不见不等于没“看到”视网膜。
When attention is locked on a task, even obvious stimuli in view can be wholly missed—the classic demo is failing to notice a gorilla-suited person while counting passes. It shows attention is a limited resource; not perceiving is not the same as not hitting the retina.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意盲视 #有限资源 #错觉

斯特鲁普效应(Stroop effect)指什么?

What is the Stroop effect?

斯特鲁普效应指当字词义与它的印刷颜色冲突时(如用红字写“绿”),人读出颜色会变慢且易出错。它说明自动化的阅读过程会干扰需要控制的颜色命名。该范式常用来测量注意的控制能力。
The Stroop effect is that when a word's meaning conflicts with its ink color, such as the word green printed in red, naming the color becomes slower and error-prone. It shows that automatic reading interferes with the controlled task of color naming. The task is often used to measure attentional control.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#斯特鲁普效应 #注意 #自动化

为什么反复练习会让我们更厉害?

Why does repeated practice make us better?

练习会让大脑中负责这个动作的神经连接变得更牢固,做起来就更顺手。每天练一点,比一次练很久更有效。
Practice strengthens the brain connections for that skill, making it smoother. A little each day works better than one long session.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #练习

我们为什么能发现新东西?

Why do we notice new things?

大脑喜欢新奇的东西,会马上把眼睛和耳朵指向它。发现新事物帮你更快认识这个世界。
Your brain likes new things and points your eyes and ears toward them. Noticing new things helps you learn about the world faster.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #新奇

人真的能一边开车一边打电话吗?多任务处理存在吗?

Can we really drive and talk on the phone? Does multitasking exist?

严格说没有真正的并行多任务,大脑只是快速切换注意。边开车边打电话会占用同一套注意资源,降低反应与觉察,因此所谓多任务多是“切换”而非“同时”。
Strictly, there is no true parallel multitasking; the brain rapidly switches attention. Talking while driving draws on overlapping resources, impairing reaction and awareness, so 'multitasking' is mostly switching, not simultaneity.
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R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#多任务 #注意切换 #分心

为什么我们更容易看到动的东西?

Why do we notice moving things more easily?

远古时动的东西可能是朋友或危险,所以大脑把“动”标成重要信号。现在这让我们看书时也会被晃来晃去的东西吸引。
Long ago, movement meant a friend or danger, so the brain flags motion as important. Today it's why moving things catch your eye while reading.
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Richard Gerrig Philip Zimbardo,《心理学与生活》第19版中译,人民邮电出版社,2016

R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#注意 #运动

为什么我们在喧闹的派对上还能只听清一个人说话?

Why can we still hear one person in a noisy party?

这叫“鸡尾酒会效应”:听觉系统结合空间方位、音高和语言规律,把注意力聚焦到某一语音流上,同时抑制背景噪音。它说明注意是主动选择,而非被动接收全部信息。
The 'cocktail party effect' is the auditory system using location, pitch and linguistic structure to focus attention on one voice while suppressing background noise. It shows attention is active selection, not passive intake of everything.
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R. J. Gerrig and P. G. Zimbardo, Psychology and Life, 19th ed., Chinese ed., Posts & Telecom Press, 2016

#选择性注意 #听觉 #鸡尾酒会

一心二用真的可行吗?边写作业边听歌到底行不行?

Can we truly multitask — is music while homework fine or not?

大脑其实无法并行处理两个需要思考的任务,只能快速切换,而每次切换都有损耗:效率下降、出错率上升。听纯音乐影响较小(歌词会占用语言通道),但做数学题时刷视频就是灾难级组合。所谓的一心多用者,多数只是习惯了低效而不自知。深度工作的秘诀恰恰相反:一次只做一件事,并且屏蔽干扰源。
Brains cannot truly parallel-process two thinking tasks; they rapid-switch, paying efficiency and accuracy tolls each time. Instrumental music interferes little (lyrics occupy language channels), but math plus videos is a disaster combo. Most self-styled multitaskers are practiced inefficiency experts. Deep work says the opposite: one task, distractions blocked.
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《十万个为什么》第六版大脑与认知分册,总主编韩启德,分册主编杨雄里,少年儿童出版社,2013

Ten Thousand Whys, 6th ed., Brain and Cognition volume, chief editor Han Qide, volume editor Yang Xiongli, Juvenile and Children Publishing House, 2013

#注意力切换 #多任务 #深度工作