PSYB57H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cognitive Psychology, Frontal Lobe, Occipital Lobe
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William james articulated the complexity of attention in his original principles of psychology. This can work against each other ! the more i"m paying attention to my thoughts, the less attention i"ll pay to the rest of the world, and vice versa. Thus, there"s a competition factor, in that things are competing for attention. Focalization, concentration, of consciousness are of its essence. It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others . This talks about the bottleneck of attention ! we can"t be aware of everything all the time: when we give our mind to one piece in the world, it withdraws from other parts of the world. This definition gives you a sense of a few things: Second ! it"s a competitive resource, that things are competing for your attention, both in the external world, and things in your mind.
