What Is Attention

Question 1

What is attention?

Answer 1

An umbrella term for an active process that limits the amount of information from the vast environment, this withdrawal allows an individual to effectively deal with retained information much better

Question 2

Purpose of attention

Answer 2

Monitoring the interaction with the environment, linking the past with the present and controlling for future actions

Question 3

Reference?

Answer 3

James (1890)

Question 4

What did Matlin (1983) state were the most important aspects of attention

Answer 4

Selective
Shiftable
Divisible