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Discuss how research into attention has progressed since the publication of "Perception and Communication" (Broadbent, 1958).
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Discuss how research into attention has progressed since the publication of "Perception and Communication" (Broadbent, 1958). Since the publication of Perception and Communication by Broadbent in 1958 there have been a number of further investigations into attention. Broadbent's influential paper on focused attention was felt by many to be the cornerstone paper in cognitive psychology. Although many of these investigations built on the work of or where undertaken in response to the work of Broadbent, it is still much debated as to whether the questions raised back in 1958 have actually acquired any answers or just become broader. However it is clear that theories concerning attention have progressed since 1958. Broadbent was impressed by the findings of Cherry (1953), (as cited by French and Colman, 1995)1. The results of Cherry's investigation showed that when two messages where played through headphones at the same time (one through each ear) subjects found it...
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