Attention management

I woulds have to say my greatest talent would be that i can run really fast. On many occasions i have ran faster than even star athletes in track i may not be able to run for long at full speed but at the speed i go it's amazing i don't wobble and fall down. I really like running it makes me feel unstoppable. One time when i was in 8th grade we were doing relay races and my team always one not just because of me of course but i had a huge hand in our wins. I haven't raced anyone in quite some…

years, because of all the bad things that could happen due to change blindness. Not only was I fascinated that our perception could miss small changes in our surroundings, but I was also terrified. The phenomenon of change blindness captured my attention, because of all of the accidents that could be caused by something like this. For example, change blindness…

Attentional Blink Trevor Endre Dr. Stella Francis PSY363 | Cognitive Psychology Argosy University February 16, 2018 Attentional Blink (AB, or ‘blink’) is “the phenomenon that the second of two targets cannot be detected or identified when it appears close in time to the first.” (Prof. Kimron L. Shapiro) Some experts believe that Attentional blink helps the brain ignore distractions while focusing on the original target. In the Cog Lab demonstration, a series of letters and numbers…

I was 23 before I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. As far back as Elementary school I knew that there was something “off” in the way that I processed information. That my ability to do well academically was somehow hindered by not having certain tools that I needed, tools I wasn’t even aware existed. In high school, I began to augment my deficits with strengths. Where my grades were lacking I made up for it through creativity; I excelled at art and photography. When I was 17 my…

Distracted and confused: Selective attention under load According to this article, Distracted and confused?: Selective attention under load, it is important to focus on goal-relevant stimuli when interfering distractors can make cognitive functions difficult (Lavie, 2005). Many individuals experience disruptions in their daily tasks, but it is not sufficient to simply ignore any stimuli that is irrelevant. This author stated that there was a longstanding debate as to whether focusing on…

Maria is not shy at all and can be very bossy at times. Also, if the boys in class pick on her she has no problem calling them out. When she speaks, her English is very clear. She has two best friends in her class both are Caucasian. Maria's wish is that they can have a sleep over at her house with her best friends but Maria's mother and father will not allow that because they have her baby brother to deal with. Maria has a lot of friends in her apartment complex and they like to play at the…

The more the human race develops, the more it finds ways to stay connected and engage with one another. Communication can now be easily carried out electronically in a matter of seconds, a process used by a typical consumer everyday. A process that is also essential to the world of business; a world that is full of advertisements with the basic intention to reach as many potential buyers as quickly and efficiently as possible. Social media and internet use by teenagers is at an all time peak. In…

Has your son or daughter spent too much time on there phone or laptop and have their eyesight been getting worse even so did you see any changes in their behavior. Especially in younger kids as the age of 1 years old don't be alarmed I have good news and bad news. The information I have found is on reliable resources and from real sites yet these are 5 sources with good amount of information on each source. Although people believe that it is educational, screen time should be limited for…

these intrusive means of promotion. All around society there is constantly something to draw one’s attention to. With that, it’s no wonder why people are less likely to find themselves doing tasks such as reading the newspaper, watching old films, or doing other things that aren’t as fast-paced as they are currently are. Both authors address the issue of attention today in Matthew Crawford’s piece “Attention as a Cultural Problem”, and Cathy Davidson’s “You Count While I Watch the Gorilla.”…

spends nearly four years of his life looking at his phone. Selfies are a symptom of narcissism. If I want to post an old picture, why must I have to wait until Thursday? Skype is the only face to face communication we choose to have. The average attention span of an adult today is one second less than that of a goldfish. So if you have yet to zone off or pull out your phone, congratulations. We choose not to do what we love, because it doesn 't pay enough. Technology has given us everything we…