Week 2: Attention

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Week 2: Attention

This quiz will focus on the information on the Brain HQ site under "Attention Exercises". It will help you to better understand the attention activities and why they are useful.

What is your name? *

What is your email? *

Which of the following is not mentioned as a benefit to the attention exercises? *

They will make you feel smarter

They will help the brain to focus attention

They will help you feel more aware

They will help you feel less distracted

Divided attention requires you to focus on details. Which of the following is NOT true about this activity? *

You need to remember what detail requires what arrow to press

You will only respond to matching colors or shapes

You need to pay attention to what matters while suppressing that which does not matter

A lower score is preferable to a large score

Double decision works with your "useful field of view". Which of the following statements are TRUE about the useful field of vision? *

It is better to have a smaller field of view.

Double decision helps you to narrow your useful field of vision.

It increases your field of vision by requiring you to focus on two spots at once

This activity focuses on improving your auditory response time.

Double Decision adds levels of difficulty. Which of the following DO NOT OCCUR in this activity *

Cars become more similar

Road signs move further away from the center

The image stays longer on the screen as the tasks become more difficult

A lower score indicates faster response time

Mixed signals is another activity that requires you to focus on one detail while ignoring another. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about this activity? *

Each question requires a clear response from the keyboard

It requires you to respond to what you see AND what you hear

Playing this game probably releases acetylcholine in the brain

A lower score means that you are making your decisions quicker

Target tracker builds your ability to divide your visual attention and track multiple objects at once. Which of the following real life situations would be most similar to this task? *

Navigating on the freeway

Spending an afternoon at the Del Mar Fair with several friends

Watching your twins play soccer on opposing teams

all of the above

Freeze Frame focuses on alertness. Which of the following is NOT true about alertness? *

Tonic alertness is your overall level of alertness

Phasic alertness is important for selective attention

Freeze Frame focuses on improving the phasic alertness

A lower number means that you are become more alert

Which of the five exercises featured in this week's lesson is your favorite. Use only the name of the activity. *

Choices: divided attention, double decision, mixed signals, target tracker or freeze frame

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