attention; attending




the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others


Antonym:
  • inattention

Type of:
  • basic cognitive process

Types:
  • attentiveness; heed; regard; paying attention
  • clock-watching
  • ear
  • eye
  • notice; observation; observance
  • notice


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