This Annotated Bibliography has researched based on the mind wandering. In my research Smallwood and Schooler shows the different models of mind wandering and how it can effect completing tasks in the article called ' The Restless Mind.' Killingsworth and Gilbert wrote an article , they tried to get samples and evidence to prove 'A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind.' Szpunar, Moulton and Schacter discussed how mind wandering can effect classroom and online based learning. Smallwood, Fitzgeral, Miles and Phillips researched on Negative moods can lead to Mind wandering. All this information gathered gives people an idea of why mind wandering can occur. This information can help people learn to prevent mind wandering or improve on focusing on
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Mind wandering is when the mind drifts attention away from a task or a goal. It drifts away towards unrelated inner thought, for example; feelings fantasies and other musing. (Smallwood & Schooler, 2006, p.946) Smallwood and Schooler believe that to resolve mind wandering there are two important considerations. These considerations involve control and lack of deliberate intent. (Bargh1997;Gollwitzer,1999). When they mean control , they are saying a person is thinking about something unrelated to what they are suppose to be doing. The absence of deliberate intent, lack awareness of a persons experience. (Herein termed meta awareness;Schooler,2002; see also Jack & shallice,2001; Lambie & Maecel, 2002). Smallwood and Schooler want to aim for a solution to control the mind wandering, so people can complete primary tasks and achieve goals. Mind wandering is caused by stimuli unrelated to the primary task. Smallwood and Schooler worked out heavy work load tasks are harder to remember. This makes mind wandering more available. If the task was simple it seems less likely that the mind would wander. Mind wandering seems to occur more on Demanding tasks.
Smallwood and Schooler believe that mind wandering occurs with new information processing in someones brain. This information has not proceeded in a person memory yet. 'Attention directed inward during mind wandering; thus, representations of the external environment should be superficial.'There have been reviews that individuals often fail to notice their attention has shifted off task.They then start thinking about irrelevant personal goals.
Mind wandering is when the mind drifts attention away from a task or a goal. It drifts away towards unrelated inner thought, for example; feelings fantasies and other musing. (Smallwood & Schooler, 2006, p.946) Smallwood and Schooler believe that to resolve mind wandering there are two important considerations. These considerations involve control and lack of deliberate intent. (Bargh1997;Gollwitzer,1999). When they mean control , they are saying a person is thinking about something unrelated to what they are suppose to be doing. The absence of deliberate intent, lack awareness of a persons experience. (Herein termed meta awareness;Schooler,2002; see also Jack & shallice,2001; Lambie & Maecel, 2002). Smallwood and Schooler want to aim for a solution to control the mind wandering, so people can complete primary tasks and achieve goals. Mind wandering is caused by stimuli unrelated to the primary task. Smallwood and Schooler worked out heavy work load tasks are harder to remember. This makes mind wandering more available. If the task was simple it seems less likely that the mind would wander. Mind wandering seems to occur more on Demanding tasks.
Smallwood and Schooler believe that mind wandering occurs with new information processing in someones brain. This information has not proceeded in a person memory yet. 'Attention directed inward during mind wandering; thus, representations of the external environment should be superficial.'There have been reviews that individuals often fail to notice their attention has shifted off task.They then start thinking about irrelevant personal goals.