Definition Essay: What Is Attention?
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What is attention? Attention is “the act or power of carefully thinking about, listening to, or watching someone or something”. What does every functional human use on a daily base? The answer is very simple, it is attention. That moment when you read [pass tense] the title of this essay, you were using different types of attention like volunteering, and attraction. You were using voluntary, because you probably thought the title was interesting. You were using attraction, because you felt something positive will occur, so you are still reading; Assuming, you are reading right now at this very moment. As you are looking at this paper, you are using some form of attention. You are using Front of mind, where your attention is focused and conscious on this essay. Our attention takes many forms like aversion, attraction, voluntary, captive, front-of-mind, and back-of-mind. …show more content…
During my experience of driving to DH, I was experiencing aversive, because I didn’t want to get in an accident, so I had to keep my eyes on the road. My attention was aversive because I had to pay attention to avoid a negative experience. Another example of aversive was me thinking I was not able to run 4 miles. By me thinking that I was not able to run, I was experiencing aversive. It was aversive, because I had my attention to a situation that was negative, so I focused on the outcome of my body, after the run. When I was watching Jason Derulo, I was experiencing attraction because I knew I would be having a good time, since I love some of his songs. It was attracting attention, because I was thinking I was already going to have a good time, so I paid attention. When I was driving to DH, I also experienced captive attention because when the “Carl’s Jr” build board grabbed my attention, because the board was forced upon me, since it was huge and hard to
What is attention? Attention is “the act or power of carefully thinking about, listening to, or watching someone or something”. What does every functional human use on a daily base? The answer is very simple, it is attention. That moment when you read [pass tense] the title of this essay, you were using different types of attention like volunteering, and attraction. You were using voluntary, because you probably thought the title was interesting. You were using attraction, because you felt something positive will occur, so you are still reading; Assuming, you are reading right now at this very moment. As you are looking at this paper, you are using some form of attention. You are using Front of mind, where your attention is focused and conscious on this essay. Our attention takes many forms like aversion, attraction, voluntary, captive, front-of-mind, and back-of-mind. …show more content…
During my experience of driving to DH, I was experiencing aversive, because I didn’t want to get in an accident, so I had to keep my eyes on the road. My attention was aversive because I had to pay attention to avoid a negative experience. Another example of aversive was me thinking I was not able to run 4 miles. By me thinking that I was not able to run, I was experiencing aversive. It was aversive, because I had my attention to a situation that was negative, so I focused on the outcome of my body, after the run. When I was watching Jason Derulo, I was experiencing attraction because I knew I would be having a good time, since I love some of his songs. It was attracting attention, because I was thinking I was already going to have a good time, so I paid attention. When I was driving to DH, I also experienced captive attention because when the “Carl’s Jr” build board grabbed my attention, because the board was forced upon me, since it was huge and hard to