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What is Conscious Attention?
Article first published online: 29 DEC 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2010.00457.x
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WU, W. (2011), What is Conscious Attention?. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 82: 93–120. doi: 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2010.00457.x
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- Article first published online: 29 DEC 2010
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Everyone knows what attention is. It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought. Focalization, concentration, of consciousness are of its essence. It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others.
William James
Principles of Psychology