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SOFT FASCINATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
CONT

Soft fascination occurs when attention is grabbed without extreme cognitive effort. Because nature elicits soft fascination, it allows the mind to recover from fatigue.

OBS

Soft fascination is a psychological concept from the attention restoration theory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

[…] l'humain se retrouve en état de douce fascination face aux éléments naturels, ce qui requiert l'attention de ressources cognitives minimales […] Lorsqu'il est accompagné de la qualité de présence, cet état favoriserait le bien-être général et la restauration cognitive […]

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