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Evaluate the evidence from throughout the course that there are two distinct modes of cognitive processing.
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Evaluate the evidence from throughout the course that there are two distinct modes of cognitive processing. Models and experiments presented throughout the 'Cognitive Psychology' course indicate that within the 'Information Processing' framework, 2 distinct modes of cognitive processing exist. The first, concerned with low level cognition is characterised by processing which is parallel, automatic, bottom-up and not very limited by capacity. This is most clearly demonstrated by the number of things we can hear simultaneously, see simultaneously, smell, taste and feel simultaneously. This type of low level cognition, along with skills which have been proceduralised, can also be performed automatically; performed without conscious attention. Automatic tasks do not employ a great deal of mental effort. Automatic tasks such as swimming, driving, and peeling the potatoes can all be accomplished whilst holding a conversation. They can be performed in parallel without making heavy demands on the limited capacity of working memory. The second...
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