Forgetting why you entered a room is called the “Doorway Effect”, and it may reveal as much about the strengths of human memory, as it does the weaknesses, says psychologist Tom Stafford. Understanding this might help us ____26____ those temporary moments of forgetfulness as more than just an annoyance (although they will still be annoying).As we move through our days our attention ____27____ between higher levels—from our goals and ambitions, to plans and strategies, and to the lowest levels, our ____28____ actions. When things are going well, often in ____29____ situations, we keep our attention on what we want and how we do it seems to take care of itself. If you’re a skilled driver then you manage the gears, indicators and wheel ____30____, and your attention is probably caught up in the less routine business of ____31____ the GPS navigation system or talking to your passengers. When things are less routine we have to shift our attention to the ____32____ of what we’re doing, taking our minds off the bigger picture for a moment. Hence the ____33____ in conversation happens as the driver gets to a ____34____ junction (交叉路口), or the engine starts to make a funny sound.And the way our attention moves up and down the levels of action is what allows us to carry out complex behavior, ____35____ to a coherent (连贯的) plan over multiple moments, in multiple places or requiring multiple actions.
Forgetting why you entered a room is called the “Doorway Effect”, and it may reveal as much about the strengths of human memory, as it does the weaknesses, says psychologist Tom Stafford. Understanding this might help us ____26____ those temporary moments of forgetfulness as more than just an annoyance (although they will still be annoying).
As we move through our days our attention ____27____ between higher levels—from our goals and ambitions, to plans and strategies, and to the lowest levels, our ____28____ actions. When things are going well, often in ____29____ situations, we keep our attention on what we want and how we do it seems to take care of itself. If you’re a skilled driver then you manage the gears, indicators and wheel ____30____, and your attention is probably caught up in the less routine business of ____31____ the GPS navigation system or talking to your passengers. When things are less routine we have to shift our attention to the ____32____ of what we’re doing, taking our minds off the bigger picture for a moment. Hence the ____33____ in conversation happens as the driver gets to a ____34____ junction (交叉路口), or the engine starts to make a funny sound.
And the way our attention moves up and down the levels of action is what allows us to carry out complex behavior, ____35____ to a coherent (连贯的) plan over multiple moments, in multiple places or requiring multiple actions.