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e. Attention or focus, is the concentration of awareness on some phenomenon to the exclusion of other stimuli. [1] It is the selective concentration on discrete information, either subjectively or objectively. William James (1890) wrote that "Attention is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem ...
Abstraction (computer science) In software engineering and computer science, abstraction is the process of generalizing concrete details, [1] such as attributes, away from the study of objects and systems to focus attention on details of greater importance. [2] Abstraction is a fundamental concept in computer science and software engineering ...
A detail is distinct from the general composition of a work of art. [ 1] The art historian Jennifer Raab of Yale University describes it as inherently contradictory: "it can delineate difference or emphasize unity". [ 2] She furthers that "the detail always points away from itself to something else–to other parts of a picture, to the work of ...
Feature integration theory is a theory of attention developed in 1980 by Anne Treisman and Garry Gelade that suggests that when perceiving a stimulus, features are "registered early, automatically, and in parallel, while objects are identified separately" and at a later stage in processing. The theory has been one of the most influential ...
The attention economy refers to the incentives of, especially advertising-driven companies, to maximize the time and attention their users give to the product they are selling. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Attention economics is an approach to the management of information that treats human attention as a scarce commodity and applies economic theory to solve ...
At attention. The position of at attention, or standing at attention, is a military posture which involves the following general postures: [1] Standing upright with an assertive and correct posture: famously "chin up, chest out, shoulders back, stomach in". Arms fixed at the side, thumb or middle finger parallel to trouser or skirt seam ...
Attention to Detail Ltd ( ATD) was a British video game developer based in Hatton. Founded by University of Birmingham graduates in September 1988, it was acquired by Kaboom Studios in January 1997. The studio shut down in August 2003 due to financial issues at Kaboom Studios. The studio is known for developing the Rollcage series.
The listening skills required in an interview require more focus and attention to detail than what is typical in normal conversation. Therefore, it is often helpful for interviewers to take notes while the participant responds to questions or to tape-record the interviews to be able to, more accurately, transcribe them later. [1]