Discussion

Match the following Theory (Column-I) with Theorist (Column-II) and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Column-I (Theory)	Column-II (Theorist)
(P) Filter theory	(1) Broadbent
(Q) Perceptual load theory	(2) Lavie
(R) Feature integration theory	(3) Treisman and Gelade
(S) Culture and perception theory	(4) Richard Nisbett

Answer: A

The correct matching is P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4.

P: the filter theory of attention, an early selection model, is Donald Broadbent's (1958) (1).
Q: perceptual load theory, which says distractors are processed only when the main task leaves spare capacity, is Nilli Lavie's (2).
R: feature integration theory, in which attention binds separate features into objects, is Anne Treisman and Garry Gelade's (1980) (3).
S: research on culture and perception, showing that East Asians attend more to context and Westerners to focal objects, is Richard Nisbett's (4).

The last option gets P and Q right but swaps Treisman and Nisbett; the others misplace the theories further.

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