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?

<p>The intensity and repetition of the stimulus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Intermediate field of dim awareness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>In which the individual is completely unconscious of all activities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Using more than one sensory organ (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Immediate aim and ultimate goal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Monotony (D)</p> 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?

<p>Fluctuation of attention (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is divided attention according to the text?

<p>Paying attention to multiple things at one time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes a feeling of uneasiness according to the text?

<p>Attention to the same stimulus for a long time (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Curiosity and tendency to explore details (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What draws more attention based on the text?

<p>Change of quality, intensity, and location of the stimulus. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>A person's desire to buy a bag. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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