PSY 2510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Autonomic Nervous System, Muscle Tone, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
21 Apr 2020
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It is clear that not all people can maintain the same degree of attention on the actions they take during the day, so it is said that it is a skill that few possess. Attention is usually a problem for some people, and especially children during school age; which has an impact on their performance during classes. Psychologists for years have been studying how attention differs from some individuals and others. Selective attention is the ability to pay more attention to a task while it is being done. It is called selective, since it is possible to ignore any kind of distraction and keep the attention for a long time on what is being done. This ability may take time to develop in some individuals; although there are cases where from an early age the person has the ability to maintain their attention.
