Comments on: 18 Selective Attention Examples https://helpfulprofessor.com/selective-attention-examples/ College Study Guides. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:29:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Chris Drew (PhD) https://helpfulprofessor.com/selective-attention-examples/#comment-8781 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:44:57 +0000 https://helpfulprofessor.com/?p=18392#comment-8781 In reply to Nicki Wilson.

Sounds like textbook selective attention Nicki, but given how vivdly you remember it, it could at the same time be an example of another type of memory called a flashbulb memory. See: https://helpfulprofessor.com/flashbulb-memory-psychology/

]]> By: Nicki Wilson https://helpfulprofessor.com/selective-attention-examples/#comment-8780 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:30:14 +0000 https://helpfulprofessor.com/?p=18392#comment-8780 Good afternoon,
I can vividly recall a moment of selective attention that I experienced in middle school. We had an assembly in the gym. I sat on the top row of bleachers next to one of the large metal dividers. I brought a book with me. I can’t recall which book it was. I started reading my book at the beginning of the assembly. I could, at first, hear my own words in my head as I read, along with the noise around me. Gradually the external noises drifted away until all I heard was my own voice in my head reading my book. At the end of the assembly the noises slowly started to come back into my mind until I heard the noise of everyone talking and getting up to leave. I was shocked and startled to say the least. I have always been curious how I was able to do that. I am assuming it was the selective attention. If not, I would love a more in depth explanation.

Respectfully,
Nicki Wilson

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