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Is attention merely a matter of selection?
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Is attention merely a matter of selection? The study of attention has always been of great interest to psychologist. A significant amount of research has been done on attention in relationship to selection. As Pashler (1998) pointed out, "Attention has long posed a major challenge for psychologists." Attention is "the act of concentration on any one of a set of any subjects or thoughts". (Collins dictionary). One sub section of attention is selective attention, which is "the process by which a person can selectively pick out one message from a mixture of messages occuring simultaneously" (Collins dictionary). As the word suggests, in the case of selective attention, attention is a matter of selection. But there are many other kinds of attention. When it isn't, it is instinctual attention or conditioned attention. This essay will first look at different types of attention. Then it will refer more specifially to situations, where attention is a...
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