Psychology unit 3

 Part 2

DURATION And DEGREE of ATTENTION

Span of attention

The maximum amount of material that can be attained in one period tension is equal to span of attention.

Duration of attention

Duration of attention refused to how long one can attend to an object without a break.

Sustained attention

To sustain attention , is to concentrate one's activity continuously upon some object or problem. The individuals attention always remains on track and activity proceed systematically without any serious distraction.

Shifting attention

In this type of attention  we give  attention to any body or any object  in  shift . It  means, it is not continuous attention . It  is not a longer duration of  attention.

Division of attention

In this in this type of attention we give attention to two or more task or work simultaneously in same time.

Alteration in attention (distraction)

It means any stimulus whose presence interferes with the process of attention or draws attention from the object which we wish to attend. 

 These type alternation in attention  reduce the efficiency of work.

Sources of destruction

There are mainly two sources of distraction_____

1. External factors or environmental factors

2. Internal factors

External factors

Noise , music , improper lightening unfavourable temperature, etc.,

Internal factors

Emotional disturbances, ill health, lack of motivation, fatigue,etc,.

Types of distraction_____

1. Continuous distraction

2. Discontinuous distraction

Continuous distractions

The distraction is continuous in nature; experiment have shown that adjustment to continuous distraction take place quickly.

Discontinuous distraction

It is a regular; it interferes with the work because of the impossibility of adjustment.

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