Team affiliates respond in a different way to diverse acoustic stimulus. We will carry out an open discussion about each individual team member's threshold for acoustic stimulation as well as compare experiences and comfort levels for each team member using the cocktail party phenomena. We will converse on how separating attention facilitates or obstructs each member's knowledge. We will distinguish what is perceived as the sensory observation difficulty, and construct proposals for ground rules that can assist in attention during team learning meetings. "In addition, attention is the process of preferentially responding to stimuli" (Kowalski & Westen, 2009, p.147).
Betty expressed the ability to read and watch a television show all while her family went about their usual business.
In this instance, her husband and son were discussing the show they were watching, her daughters were arguing, and her nephew was washing dishes with the water running as high as possible. However, even with all of these distractions, Betty was still able to retain both her reading and the show she had been watching. However, when Betty switched her reading material to her school reading, she could not maintain the same level of retention. What she found was that because the information in her school reading was filled with terminology and concepts that were new to her, it took more for her to concentrate. It seemed that because her original reading was entertaining and familiar it was easier to retain.
[...] Natalie's experience was the same as Andy is to the point that she could have many normal sounds but if an unfamiliar sound was added into the environment it distracted her and she was not able to retain the information. Many individuals find that auditory senses are stimulated in an environment, where team meetings are, in locations in which there are no distractions or noise. Controlled environments facilitate attention and perception processes. Individuals set rules that will accommodate the auditory sensation, perception, and attention process. [...]
[...] Natalie articulated a similar theme in that the sounds in her home also help her to better retain her reading material. Natalie spoke of needing the extra stimuli that her background noise gives her to keep her motivated and on track. She expressed that the lack of noise was more distracting to her and caused her to become lethargic. Andy also expressed an ability to read or study with high levels of background noise. Developing considerable noise going on while reading or studying did not hamper Andy's ability to absorb the information she was studying. [...]
[...] (2008). Auditory scene analysis: the interaction of stimulation rate and frequency separation on pre-attentive grouping. The European Journal of Neuroscience, 1271-1276. Retrieved from MEDLINE with Full Text database. Kowalski, R., & Westen, D. (2009). Psychology (5th Ed.). Retrieved October from EBook Collection, University of Phoenix, Hoboken, NJ; Wiley. [...]
[...] Sensation, Perception, and Attention Sensation, Perception, and Attention Team affiliates respond in a different way to diverse acoustic stimulus. We will carry out an open discussion about each individual team member's threshold for acoustic stimulation as well as compare experiences and comfort levels for each team member using the cocktail party phenomena. We will converse on how separating attention facilitates or obstructs each member's knowledge. We will distinguish what is perceived as the sensory observation difficulty, and construct proposals for ground rules that can assist in attention during team learning meetings. [...]
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