By attentional disengagements we mean those situations in which attention is disengaged from the primary task (listening to a lecture and taking notes, studying for an upcoming exam, etc).
However, the effects of this attentional attraction were limited to the conditions in which attention was directed relatively close (<100 ms) to the physically synchronous disk.
The phenomenon in which attention is reflexively guided to certain stimuli is often referred to as "attentional capture", emphasizing its involuntary and automatic nature (e.g., Theeuwes, 1992, 2010).
Smooth pursuit was investigated in two conditions, one in which attention was enhanced (monitoring target changes) and one in which attention was not enhanced (no monitoring).
This interpretation is supported by the results in our focused condition of the visuo-spatial attention task in which attention is cued in a specific location.
These occupations require knowledge of rules and regulations, careful execution, and a propensity for thoroughness they are jobs in which attention to detail is what really pays off.
Sustained attention, or vigilance, as it is more often called, refers to the state in which attention must be maintained over time.
An alternative is the systems-centred approach, in which attention is paid to the organizational factors that create precursors for individual errors.
After decades in which attention and accolades in the higher education sector have focused on research, policymakers across the UK are clearly signalling that this emphasis must shift – to teaching and learning.
Quite why is a moot point, although it's worth noting that the noughties was the first decade in which attention seemed to switch from rock and pop music itself, to the means by which music was transmitted and consumed.
Here was depicted for the first time on screen a world in which attention deficit disorder, and the uneasy sense of impermanence that goes with it, were already epidemic.
