As no valid scale exists to measure mind wandering, the usual way to assess it involves periodically interrupting individuals while they do a task, and asking them to report the extent to which their attention was related to on-task or on task-unrelated concerns (Mrazek, Smallwood, Franklin, Baird, Chin & Schooler, 2012a).
To measure mind wandering more directly, Dr. Schooler and two psychologists at the University of Pittsburgh, Erik D. Reichle and Andrew Reineberg, used a machine that tracked the movements of people's eyes while reading "Sense and Sensibility" on a computer screen.
Questions designed by the authors to measure mind-mindedness.
It is a simple validated tool designed to directly measure mind-wandering trait levels.
He had in mind to measure levels of radioactive strontium 90 in the body and compare them with cancer rates.
Heine immediately organized a raid on Colchester with two goals in mind: to measure these earthworks that Lowe had spotted, and to capture the rebel smugglers.
The picture in the paper, of two torpedo-shaped carcasses laid out next to measuring tape, called to mind mug shots of criminals you've come to root for.
Determinate time, on the other hand, has existence in the mind only, as it can only exist in the measuring mind.
Once a tumour is diagnosed and therapy instituted, clinicians will appreciate it greatly if you interpret the images with a mind to how they measure therapy response.
Measuring minds with technology, and using this information to assess merit, was an ideal solution.
