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Outine and evaluate a early selection theory and a late selection theory
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Outline and evaluate one 'early selection theory' and one 'late selection theory' in focused attention. One early selection model is Broadbent's early selection model. The model explains that 2 messages are sent to two channels, these being the ears that represent two separate channels that are connected to the brain. Both messages are then sent to the 'sensory buffer store', at the same time where information is held for a brief moment then lost. One of the messages the attended is then let through on the basis of its physical characteristics through to the filter, a channel is chosen, the bottle neck has occurs here. According to Broadbent these channels cannot be switched. These being gender, pitch, speed and accent. Not relevant information is removed here, filtered. The unattended message in the meanwhile is left in the sensory buffer store, until it is completed lost. Now, the attended message is now...
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