The dictionary unit is replaced with a recognition stage which is tasked with determining the final output.

UofM PSYCH 240 version of Treisman's attenuation model

Analyzes an incoming message based on:
- physical characteristics (i.e. pitch, speed)
- language (i.e. grouping)
- meaning 

Attenuator in intermediate selection

Final output is determined in the dictionary unit. It stores words with different activation thresholds depending on their relevance. Word with low thresholds will be attended too even if said very softly.

Dictionary unit in intermediate selection

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

There exists different models to map the process of attending to something. These include:
- The filter model of attention (early)
- Treisman's attenuation model (intermediate)
- Late selection models

Models of attention selection

Goldstein, E. B. (2014). Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience. Nelson Education.


Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience

Filter Model of attention (bottleneck; early selection)

Treisman's attenuation model (intermediate selection)

Side-by-side comparison of the different models of attention (early, intermediate and late selection)

Posits that the selecting of where direct one's attention goes on after most of the meaning for a message has already been processed.

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