attention

  • 1Attention — is the cognitive process of paying attention to one aspect of the environment while ignoring others. Attention is one of the most intensely studied topics within psychology and cognitive neuroscience. In 1890, William James, in his textbook… …

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  • 2Attention — At*ten tion, n. [L. attentio: cf. F. attention.] 1. The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Attention! — Studio album by Alexander Klaws Released March 10, 2006 …

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  • 4Attention — Enfants attentifs aux propos d un conteur d histoire L attention est l’une des grandes fonctions cérébrales supérieures avec les phasies, les praxies, les gnosies, les fonctions mnésiques, les capacités intellectuelles qui permet de traiter,… …

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  • 5ATTENTION — s. f. Application d esprit à quelque chose. Avoir attention à ce qu on fait, à ce qu on dit. Prêter attention. Prêter une attention favorable. Cela demande beaucoup d attention, une grande attention, une attention continuelle. Cela demande… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 6ATTENTION — n. f. Application d’esprit à quelque chose. Avoir attention à ce qu’on fait, à ce qu’on dit. Prêter attention. Cela demande beaucoup d’attention, une grande attention, une attention soutenue. Cela demande attention. Cela trouble l’attention.… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 7attention — noun Etymology: Middle English attencioun, from Latin attention , attentio, from attendere Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or state of attending especially through applying the mind to an object of sense or thought b. a condition of …

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  • 8Attention economy — Attention economics is an approach to the management of information that treats human attention as a scarce commodity, and applies economic theory to solve various information management problems.HistoryHerbert Simon was perhaps the first person… …

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  • 9Attention (disambiguation) — Attention is the mental process involved in attending to stimuli.Attention may also refer to:In psychology and neuroscience* Attention span, the amount of time a person can concentrate on a single activity * Selective attention, the process by… …

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  • 10Attention work — is the professional generation and brokering of attention. It is put in context by the attention economy. The expressions ‘attention workers’ and attention work were coined by David Nordfors in 2006 [Nordfors, D:… …

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