Look up: Attention

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   Attention
   Our cognitive ability to attend to one thing at a time, or all things all the time (Keegan, 2003). The former concerns focused attention, while the latter divided attention.
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   attention
   [n] - a general interest that leads people to want to know more 2. [n] - the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others 3. [n] - the faculty or power of mental concentration 4. [n] - a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together 5. [n] - a courteous act indicating affection
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   Attention
   The ability to concentrate or attend.
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   Attention
   Attention: The ability to focus selectively on a selected stimulus, sustaining that focus and shifting it at will. The ability to concentrate. 'Everyone knows what attention is,' wrote William James in his Principles of Psychology (1890). 'It is the taking possession by the mind in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneousl ...
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   attention
   focusing of conscious activity; conscious adjustment of the senses to facilitate optimal response Category: Medicine
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   Attention
   At·ten'tion noun [ Latin attentio : confer French attention .] 1. The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending. « They say the tongues of ...
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   attention
   Focusing on certain aspects of current experience to the exclusion of others. It is the act of heeding or taking notice or concentrating. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   attention
   noun a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; `the troops stood at attention`
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   attention
   attending noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
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    attention
    noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; `no medical care was required`; `the old car needs constant attention`
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    Attention
    `Attention` is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. Examples include listening carefully to what someone is saying while ignoring other conversations in a room (the cocktail party effect) or listening to a cell phone conversation while driving a car. Sometimes attention shifts to matters unrelated to the external environment, a phenomenon referred to as mind-wandering or ...
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    Attention
    • (n.) The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending. • (n.) An act of civility or courtesy; care for t...
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    attention
    in psychology, the concentration of awareness on some phenomenon to the exclusion of other stimuli.[10 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/121
    
    
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    attention
    attention 1. The act of keeping one’s mind closely on something or the ability to do this; mental concentration; mental readiness for such concentration. 2. To give care or consideration.
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    Attention
    (Lat. ad + tendere, to stretch) The concentration of the mind upon selected portions of the field of consciousness thereby conferring upon the selected items, a peculiar vividness and clarity. The field of attention may be divided into two parts: the focus of attention, where the degree of concentration of attention is maximal and the fringe of a...
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