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ATTENTIONAL INERTIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- attentional inertia
1, record 1, English, attentional%20inertia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This chapter focuses on a phenomenon called attentional inertia, which is a progressive increase in the attentional engagement as a look is sustained. Presented analysis show that attentional inertia increases with age, but only for comprehensible audiovisual content from about 6 months of age and older. 2, record 1, English, - attentional%20inertia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The longer a look at TV is maintained, the conditional probability that it will be further maintained rapidly increases for about 15 sec, after which it increases slowly. This increase in the conditional probability of maintaining a look is called "attentional inertia." 3, record 1, English, - attentional%20inertia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inertie de l'attention
1, record 1, French, inertie%20de%20l%27attention
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inertie attentionnelle 2, record 1, French, inertie%20attentionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En effet, les enfants d'âge préscolaire manifestent un type d'attention visuelle appelée «inertie de l'attention» […] qui est la tendance à regarder d'autant plus l'écran qu'ils ont déjà passé beaucoup de temps devant la télévision. 1, record 1, French, - inertie%20de%20l%27attention
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento humano
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- inercia atencional
1, record 1, Spanish, inercia%20atencional
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] describen la inercia diciendo que, aun en casos de lagunas de comprensión, existe una función que predice que, cuanto más tiempo se lleve enganchado atencionalmente al televisor, más probable será seguir enganchado a él, independientemente del contenido. 1, record 1, Spanish, - inercia%20atencional
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