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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
  • Educational Psychology
DEF

The duration of time a person can concentrate on one event.

CONT

The length of time for which a student can maintain full attention to the task of listening and writing is called the attention span.

CONT

Tape recorders are sometimes useful training aids. Their effectiveness depends upon the subject. ...However, attention spans are relatively short, and seven or eight minutes is about the longest attention span in this respect.

Key term(s)
  • span of attention

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Psychologie scolaire
DEF

Laps de temps pendant lequel un sujet peut se concentrer sur un objet.

OBS

champ : Image employée par les psychologues classiques dans les expressions : «champ de la conscience», «champ de l'attention» [...] englobant l'aire totale d'activité mentale d'un secteur spécifique.

Spanish

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