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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807674003321

Autore

Johnson Addie

Titolo

Attention [[electronic resource] ] : theory and practice / / Addie Johnson, Robert W. Proctor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2004

ISBN

1-322-60542-4

1-4833-7681-8

1-4833-2876-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 474 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

ProctorRobert W

Disciplina

153.733

Soggetti

Attention

Information processing

Memory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-447) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Historical overview of research on attention -- Information processing and the study of attention -- Selective visual attention -- Auditory and crossmodal attention -- Attention and inhibition -- Multiple-task performance -- Memory and attention -- Attention and displays -- Mental workload and situation awareness -- Individual differences in attention -- The cognitive neuroscience of attention -- Disorders of attention.

Sommario/riassunto

The authors provide a balance between a readable overview of attention and an emphasis on how theories and paradigms for the study of attention have developed. It is an ideal text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in psychology.