Divided Attention

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Divided Attention

• The previous models are structural models usually
  describing attention as a bottleneck
• Kahnemans single resource model

Task A 50 units
Resource pool
100 units
50 units left
20 units left
OVER THE LIMIT
Task B 30 units
Task C 70 units
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Divided Attention

• Wickens multi-resource model
• Separate resource pools for each
• modality visual, audition, tactile, olfactory,
  taste
• code spatial vs. verbal
• response motor vs. verbal

Visual pool
Audition pool
Tactile pool