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multiple-resource model

a model that views attention as comprising many pools of resources, each pool being specific to one stimulus modality or type of response. Different tasks place varying demands on different resources, and performance suffers less if two tasks draw on different resource pools than if they draw on the same pool. For example, talking while riding a bicycle presents fewer problems than trying to have two conversations at once. See multiple-task performance. Compare unitary-resource model.

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struggle for existence

see competition for resources.