Distraction
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| - | : [[Georges Duhamel|[Georges] Duhamel]] calls the movie "a pastime for [[helot]]s, a [[diversion]] for [[uneducated]], wretched, worn-out creatures who are consumed by their worries a spectacle which requires no concentration and presupposes no intelligence which kindles no light in the heart and awakens no hope other than the ridiculous one of someday becoming a 'star' in Los Angeles." Clearly, this is at bottom the same ancient lament that the masses seek distraction whereas art demands concentration from the spectator. That is a commonplace. --[[The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction]], 1936 | + | | style="text-align: left;" | |
| + | "the ancient lament that [...] [[masses|the masses]] seek [[distraction]] whereas art demands [[attentional control|concentration]] from the spectator" --''[[The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction]]'', Walter Benjamin | ||
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| - | '''Distraction''' is the diversion of [[attention]] of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention onto the source of distraction. Distraction is caused by one of the following: lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the object of attention; greater interest in something other than the object of attention; or the great intensity, novelty or attractiveness of something other than the object of attention. Distractions come from both external sources (physical stimulus through the five senses), or internal sources ([[thought]], [[emotion]], [[daydream]]s, physical urges). Divided attention, as in [[Human multitasking|multi-tasking]] could also be considered as distraction in situations requiring full attention on a single object (e.g., sports, academic tests, performance). Distraction is a major cause of [[procrastination]]. | + | '''Distraction''' is the [[diversion]] of [[attention]] of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention onto the source of distraction. Distraction is caused by one of the following: lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the object of attention; greater interest in something other than the object of attention; or the great intensity, novelty or attractiveness of something other than the object of attention. Distractions come from both external sources (physical stimulus through the [[five senses]]), or internal sources ([[thought]], [[emotion]], [[daydream]]s, physical urges). Divided attention, as in [[Human multitasking|multi-tasking]] could also be considered as distraction in situations requiring full attention on a single object (e.g., sports, academic tests, performance). Distraction is a major cause of [[procrastination]]. |
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Distraction is the diversion of attention of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention onto the source of distraction. Distraction is caused by one of the following: lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the object of attention; greater interest in something other than the object of attention; or the great intensity, novelty or attractiveness of something other than the object of attention. Distractions come from both external sources (physical stimulus through the five senses), or internal sources (thought, emotion, daydreams, physical urges). Divided attention, as in multi-tasking could also be considered as distraction in situations requiring full attention on a single object (e.g., sports, academic tests, performance). Distraction is a major cause of procrastination.
