attention
Let an agent explain attention and its forms, describe how attention works and is measured, support managing attention and focus with evidence, and route concerns about attention problems to clinicians.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain attention and its forms, describe how attention works and is measured, support managing attention and focus with evidence, and route concerns about attention problems to clinicians.
The cognitive process of selectively concentrating on some information while ignoring other stimuli, including selective, divided and sustained attention or vigilance, attention span, and the orienting of attention, controlled by brain networks and affected by fatigue, motivation and conditions such as attention deficit disorders; attention is studied in psychology and neuroscience, is a resource competed for by media and technology, and the word also names public or media attention.
What it is for: Selective concentration of the mind.
It can be explain forms of attention; describe mechanisms and measurement; support managing focus; route concerns.
Distinguishing features
Selective
Limited capacity
Network-controlled
Trainable to a degree
What it looks like
Not physical; a cognitive process.
How it is recognised
Selecting some information, ignoring other
Selective, divided, sustained
Consciousness is broader; media attention is a separate sense
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - a related cognitive process
is related to - effects on attention
In practice
Families and kinds
selective attention
divided attention and multitasking
sustained attention and vigilance
orienting and alerting
attention in disorders
Standards and regulation
Research standards for attention measurement
Clinical guidelines for attention disorders
Regulations on attention-demanding tasks such as driving
Failure modes and hazards
Accidents from inattention
Agents diagnosing attention disorders
Overstated attention training claims
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.attention-cognition
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand How attention works.
Psychology.
Forms
Forms of attention.
Forms
Forms.
- What are selective, divided and sustained attention, orienting and alerting, and how are they measured? definition
- Is cognitive attention or public and media attention meant? boundary
Brain
Attention networks.
Brain
Brain.
- How do brain networks control attention, according to neuroscience? provenance
- Which entry fits cognitive neuroscience? action
Manage Managing attention.
Practice.
Focus
Focus and distraction.
Focus
Focus.
- What does research say about improving focus, multitasking costs and managing distraction from technology? provenance
- Which claims about attention training are overstated? boundary
Safety
Attention and safety.
Safety
Safety.
- How does inattention cause accidents in driving and work, and what rules address it? provenance
- Which entry fits driver distraction? action
Health Attention across life and disorders.
General information.
Development
Development and ageing.
Development
Development.
- How does attention develop in children and change with age? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Disorders
Attention disorders.
Disorders
Disorders.
- What are attention deficit disorders in general terms, and when should attention problems be assessed? provenance
- Is the user asking about themselves or a child, which needs a clinician? boundary
Learn Society and teaching.
Education.
Economy
The attention economy.
Economy
Economy.
- How do media and platforms compete for attention, and what debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can attention be taught in psychology, and how can classrooms support it? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should attention disorders be a separate entry?
- How should research be linked?
- How should media attention be handled?