Psychiatry: Definition of Attention

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What is the definition of attention according to the text?

Focusing on one stimulus or one group of stimuli and neglecting the rest (correct)

Being aware of every single stimulus

Being completely unconscious of all stimuli

Focusing on multiple stimuli at once

What is the central field of attention?

Being somewhat aware of objects, acts, and thoughts

Maximally attending to some events at the moment and ignoring anything else (correct)

Being aware of time, place, and persons

Focusing on physiological activities of the internal organs

What are the physiological characteristics of attention mentioned in the text?

Selective, divided, fluctuating, and shifting (correct)

Focused, repetitive, intense, and selective

Divided, repetitive, fluctuating, and shifting

Selective, focused, divided, and continuous

What affects selectivity according to the text?

The intensity and repetition of the stimulus Signup and view all the answers

Which type of field of attention involves being somewhat aware of objects, acts, and thoughts?

Intermediate field of dim awareness Signup and view all the answers

What is the outer field of attention according to the text?

In which the individual is completely unconscious of all activities Signup and view all the answers

What helps to increase concentration and attention in studying based on the text?

Using more than one sensory organ Signup and view all the answers

Which individual factor plays an important role in drawing attention according to the text?

Immediate aim and ultimate goal Signup and view all the answers

What is a factor helping the shifting process of attention according to the text?

Monotony Signup and view all the answers

What is described as the normal tendency for waxing and waning of the quantity of attention to the same stimulus according to the text?

Fluctuation of attention Signup and view all the answers

What is divided attention according to the text?

Paying attention to multiple things at one time Signup and view all the answers

What causes a feeling of uneasiness according to the text?

Attention to the same stimulus for a long time Signup and view all the answers

What helps to increase attention in studying based on the text?

Curiosity and tendency to explore details Signup and view all the answers

What draws more attention based on the text?

Change of quality, intensity, and location of the stimulus. Signup and view all the answers

What causes a person to pay attention only to bags, neglecting other items present in the market?

A person's desire to buy a bag. Signup and view all the answers

Psychiatry: Definition of Attention

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What is the definition of attention according to the text?

What is the central field of attention?

What are the physiological characteristics of attention mentioned in the text?

What affects selectivity according to the text?

Which type of field of attention involves being somewhat aware of objects, acts, and thoughts?

What is the outer field of attention according to the text?

What helps to increase concentration and attention in studying based on the text?

Which individual factor plays an important role in drawing attention according to the text?

What is a factor helping the shifting process of attention according to the text?

What is described as the normal tendency for waxing and waning of the quantity of attention to the same stimulus according to the text?

What is divided attention according to the text?

What causes a feeling of uneasiness according to the text?

What helps to increase attention in studying based on the text?

What draws more attention based on the text?

What causes a person to pay attention only to bags, neglecting other items present in the market?

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Psychiatry: Definition of Attention

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Questions and Answers

What is the definition of attention according to the text?

What is the central field of attention?

What are the physiological characteristics of attention mentioned in the text?

What affects selectivity according to the text?

Which type of field of attention involves being somewhat aware of objects, acts, and thoughts?

What is the outer field of attention according to the text?

What helps to increase concentration and attention in studying based on the text?

Which individual factor plays an important role in drawing attention according to the text?

What is a factor helping the shifting process of attention according to the text?

What is described as the normal tendency for waxing and waning of the quantity of attention to the same stimulus according to the text?

What is divided attention according to the text?

What causes a feeling of uneasiness according to the text?

What helps to increase attention in studying based on the text?

What draws more attention based on the text?

What causes a person to pay attention only to bags, neglecting other items present in the market?

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