| Chapter 4: Attention The more we practice a task, the less attentional resources it requires. Because of conceptually-driven processes Because of consolidation of memory trace in sub-cortical area With practice, a skill becomes automatic It's good because it is fast and frees attentional resources It's bad because it's inflexible In contrast, conscious processing is Slow and demanding But flexible Conscious and unconscious processing are on a continuum Posner and Snyder's criteria are more guidelines than real criteria Conscious and unconscious processing can interfere with each other: Choking under pressure: conscious thoughts take resources away from more automatic processing Stroop task: automatic processing can conflict with the conscious response |
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