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How Attention Works: Finding Your Way In A World Full Of Distraction (Mit Press)
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How We Filter Out What Is Irrelevant So We Can Focus On What We Need To Know.We Are Surrounded By A World Rich With Visual Information, But We Pay Attention To Very Little Of It, Filtering Out What Is Irrelevant So We Can Focus On What We Think We Need To Know. Advertisers, Web Designers, And Other Attention Architects Try Hard To Get Our Attention, Promoting Products With Videos On Huge Outdoor Screens, Adding Flashing Banners To Websites, And Developing Computer Programs With Blinking Icons That Tempt Us To Click. Often They Succeed In Distracting Us From What We Are Supposed To Be Doing. In How Attention Works, Stefan Van Der Stigchel Explains The Process Of Attention And What The Implications Are For Our Everyday Lives.The Visual Attention System Is Efficient, Van Der Stigchel Writes, Because It Doesn'T Waste Energy Processing Every Scrap Of Visual Data It Receives; It Gathers Only Relevant Information. We Focus On One Snippet Of Information And Assume That Everything Else Is Stable And Consistent With Past Experience; That'S Why Most People Miss Even The Most Glaring Continuity Errors In Films. If An Object Doesn'T Meet Our Expectations, Chances Are We Won'T See It. Van Der Stigchel Makes His Case With Examples From Real Life, Explaining, Among Other Things, The Limitations Of Color Perception (And Why Fire Trucks Shouldn'T Be Red); The Importance Of Location (Security Guards And Radiologists, For Example, Have To Know Where To Look); The Attentiongetting Properties Of Faces And Spiders; What We Can Learn From Someone Else'S Eye Movements; Why We See What We Expect To See (Magicians Take Advantage Of This); And Visual Neglect And Unattended Information.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'How Attention Works'? A: The book focuses on how we filter out irrelevant information in a visually saturated world, allowing us to concentrate on what we deem important.
- Q: Who is the author of 'How Attention Works'? A: The author is Stefan Van der Stigchel, who explores the mechanisms of attention and its implications for our daily lives.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: The book was published on March 12, 2019.
- Q: What is the format of 'How Attention Works'? A: The book is available in a hardcover format.
- Q: How many pages does 'How Attention Works' have? A: The book contains 152 pages.
- Q: What category does this book fall under? A: It falls under the category of Psychology & Counseling.
- Q: What topics are covered in 'How Attention Works'? A: Topics include visual perception, attention mechanisms, color perception limitations, and the importance of location in attention.
- Q: Is this book suitable for understanding distractions in modern life? A: Yes, it provides insights into how distractions affect our focus and how attention architects exploit these mechanisms.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The available edition is the first edition.
- Q: Is 'How Attention Works' appropriate for academic study? A: Yes, it is suitable for academic study as it delves into psychological principles and real-life applications of attention.