Written by Source: BBC Mind Changers
This BBC Mind Changers podcast explores the pioneering work of Donald Broadbent in the study of work design and the role of attention in safety-critical work. Broadbent was the author of the 1958 book Perception and Communication rated the single most influential book in cognitive psychology. He was the first person to apply the computer-inspired information processing model taught in CRM training today, to the study of attention.
This podcast introduces and explains some of Broadbent’s most important work, and includes a dichotic listening experiment for you to try…
Broadbent suggested that our mind can be conceived as a radio receiving many channels at once, and the brain can separate the incoming sounds and choose which to tune in to…
Follow the link to the BBC podcast episode: BBC Mind Changers – Donald Broadbent and the Cocktail Party