attention
behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on a discrete aspect of information, whether deemed subjective or objective, while ignoring other perceivable information
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Summary
attention ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,466 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: cognitive process[2], cognition[3]
- Part of: psychological terminology[4], memory and attention[5]
- Commons category: Attention[6]
- Said to be the same as: alertness[7], Muraqaba[8]
- Has part(s): attentional control[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Attention[10]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16]
- Has effect: Centre of attention[17]
- Different from: meditation[18]
- Health specialty: psychiatry[19]
- Hashtag: attention[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
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Influence
Things named for attention include AIDA marketing[22], a model[23].
Why It Matters
attention has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] attention is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for attention include AIDA marketing[22], a model[23].