Discussion - Cook dinner and help your children

Discussion

Choose one scenario from the following list and decide how difficult or easy it would be to do both at the same time and why. Apply a real-world experience where you may have experienced this difficulty. Apply learning theory/constructs in your rationale (e.g., Broadbent’s filter model of attention, attenuation model of attention, late selection model, processing capacity, perceptual load).

Cook dinner and help your children do their homework.

• Drive a car and talk on the phone with a Bluetooth or other hands-free device.
• Read a book and listen to music.