8A Attention

Question 1

Attention

Answer 1

Attention refers to actively focusing on particular information while simultaneously ignoring other information
Attention is a valuable resource

Question 2

Internal Simuli

Answer 2

information or sensations that originate from within the body,
such as
Feeling hungry or tired
Thoughts or your internal monologue
Being hot or cold

Question 3

External Stimuli

Answer 3

information or sensations that originate from outside the body, such as:

Things that you experience with your five senses
Talking to someone
Reading

Question 4

Sustained Attention

Answer 4

Sustained attention refers to focusing on one stimulus or task across a prolonged, continuous period of time

Question 5

Distractions

Answer 5

Distractions are internal or external stimuli that draw attention away from the current task

Question 6

Divided attention

Answer 6

Divided attention refers to splitting attention across two or more stimuli at one time.

Question 7

Selective Attention

Answer 7

Selective attention involves exclusively focusing attention on a specific stimulus or task while ignoring all other stimuli or tasks