attention
/əˈtɛnʃən/
the cognitive process of selectively focusing on relevant information
attention in a sentence
“Divided attention degrades performance on complex tasks.”
Origin of attention
Latin attendere (to stretch toward)
Related Words
working memory
the system for temporarily holding and manipulating information
retrieval
accessing stored information from memory
chunking
grouping individual pieces of information into larger units
priming
exposure to one stimulus influencing response to a subsequent stimulus
spreading activation
activation of one concept triggering related concepts in a network
pattern recognition
identifying regularities or structures in sensory input