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Define attention according to William James.
William James described attention as concentrating, shutting out other activities or information to devote more mental resources to the object on which you want to focus.
According to Palmer (1999), what is attention?
According to Palmer (1999), attention is a concentration of mental activity that allows cognitive processes to take in selected aspects of the environment, limiting information.
What is the role of attention in processing information, according to De Weerd (2003a) and Rao (2003)?
According to De Weerd (2003a) and Rao (2003), attention is the means by which we actively process a limited amount of information from the enormous amount of information available through our senses, stored memories, and other cognitive processes.
How did Ross (1951) define attention?
Ross (1951) defined attention as 'the process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things.'
What is the main function of attention according to the text?
The main function of attention is to concentrate mental activity, limit information, and actively process a selected amount of information from our senses, stored memories, and other cognitive processes.
What is attention?
A concentration of mental activity
What is the main function of attention?
To actively process a limited amount of information
How does William James describe attention?
As concentrating and shutting out other activities or information
What do De Weerd (2003a) and Rao (2003) suggest about attention?
It allows us to actively process a limited amount of information
How does Ross (1951) define attention?
As the process of actively processing a limited amount of information
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