To explore this possibility, we collected data from an attentional control task that systematically varied task demands across separate blocks by requiring the inhibition of distracting stimuli, shifting between attentional foci, or both (Hedden and Gabrieli 2010).
Distracted, King shifted the conversation to Ron Paul, a predictable prelude to bringing the discussion to a close.
Matthew Perpetus of Fluxblog suggested Jackson's vocal techniques as a study for indie rock music, considering it to possess "a somewhat subliminal effect on the listener, guiding and emphasizing dynamic shifts without distracting attention from its primal hooks".
Nevertheless, future work with other MMN task variants should address the extent to which frontal sources reflect attentional capture and/or the potential suppression of attentional shifts to distracting stimuli.
Using an anesthesiologist also shifts a potentially distracting task normally handled by the doctor or a nurse at no extra cost — administering drugs that keep the patient comfortable — to a third party.
Furthermore, the behavioral work on which Theeuwes et al.'s (2009) framework is based indicates that the sudden onset of an irrelevant perceptual item during a retention interval can cause the memorized location to be shifted toward the distracting item (Van der Stigchel, Merten, Meeter, & Theeuwes, 2007).
Anomalies and odd shifts distract the reader.
The international community, he argues:foolishly allowed itself to believe that the job was done and, distracted by Iraq and Afghanistan, shifted attention elsewhere.
Because they did not want visitors distracted by constantly shifting louvers, they created elaborate look-up tables from data collected by photocells measuring the light every hour of every day from six by ten-foot wall areas in the rooms.
Our strategy is clear, our financial position is healthy and our business is very strong — so we are focused on our products, customers and overall execution rather than distracting financial maneuvers and major strategic shifts.
