Prior to the founding of psychology as a scientific discipline, attention was studied in the field of philosophy. Thus, many of the discoveries in the field of attention were made by philosophers. Psychologist John B. Watson See more

In the twentieth century, the pioneering research of Lev Vygotsky and Alexander Luria led to the three-part model of neuropsychology defining the working brain as being … See more

Simultaneous attention is a type of attention, classified by attending to multiple events at the same time. Simultaneous attention is demonstrated by children in Indigenous communities, who learn through this type of attention to their surroundings. … See more

• Mindfulness: Mindfulness has been conceptualized as a clinical model of attention. Mindfulness practices are clinical interventions that emphasize training attention functions.
• Vigilant attention: Remaining focused on a non-arousing stimulus or … See more

In cognitive psychology there are at least two models which describe how visual attention operates. These models may be considered metaphors which are used to describe internal … See more

Multitasking can be defined as the attempt to perform two or more tasks simultaneously; however, research shows that when multitasking, people make more mistakes or perform their tasks more slowly. Attention must be divided among all of the component … See more

Overt and covert orienting
Attention may be differentiated into "overt" versus "covert" orienting.
Overt orienting is the act of selectively attending to an item … See more