Preferred Name

Selective attention

Synonyms

controlled attention, directed attention

Definitions

When multiple external sensory inputs are present, the process of dedicating cognitive and perceptual resources to one type-set of input and attenuating receptiveness to other inputs.

ID

http://www.cognitiveatlas.org/ontology/cogat.owl#CAO_00503

alternative label

controlled attention, directed attention

Contributor

Akram Bakkour

Date

2011-08-17 09:56:16

definition

When multiple external sensory inputs are present, the process of dedicating cognitive and perceptual resources to one type-set of input and attenuating receptiveness to other inputs.

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Attention

label

Selective attention

preferred label

Selective attention

prefixIRI

cogat:CAO_00503

Resource Identifier

trm_4a3fd79d0b043

Title

Selective attention

subClassOf

http://www.cognitiveatlas.org/ontology/cogat.owl#CAO_00001

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