Selective Attention in
Vision
One thing that can
really affect the way a person learns would be their attention span.
Attention is the main
topic of this study. It is not difficult to introduce this topic, because everyone
knows what attention is. It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and
vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or
trains of thought Focalization, concentration, of consciousness are of its
essence. It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively
with others,… (James, 1890/1950, pp. 403– 4)
Some of us can sit down
and watch a movie or multiple movies while others are ready to get up and move
around after an hour. I think that in order to truly judge how well someone is
processing information, you must first have their full attention to make sure
that they understand what we will be talking about.
In this study that I
read about the information that was study was that that was observably being
input and then also they focused on the outputs that had to be observable. This
article infers my belief is true in which we have to be able to see what
someone is learning and monitoring what is being put into their minds in order
to figure the true processing of information. In addition to that we all still
have an uphill battle with mere attention spans in order to ingest new
information and regurgitate it.
References:
Van der Heijden, A.
(1991). Selective attention in vision.