Attention is the act of concentrating on one or more aspects of an environmental task that requires the ability to multi-task sensory processing input.
External Controls of Attention
Sensory input from the environment are comprised of events that can generally be manipulated to some degree and can be referred to as External Controls. These features can usually be heightened or minimized to help control attention. For example, noise cancelling headphones can be used to help block out environmental sounds and thus aid in attention; while at other times, special music (therapeutic listening) played through headphones can be used to heighten attention to task.
Internal Controls of Attention
Psychophysiological controls such as motivation and nutritional support can also play a role in attentive behaviors. In these instance
s rewards that are meaningful in the child’s economy, such as opportunities for play, or desirable “prizes” the child is willing to “work” for are sometimes used to enhance on task behavior.
Meanwhile, nutritional support is an essential component of attentive behavior, as these foods provide the basic elements from which the neurochemistry of attention is derived. Picky eaters, and those who are fond of food with empty calories are thus set up for poor attention.
Hola! I’ve been reading your website for a long time
now and finally got the courage to go ahead and give you a shout
out from Lubbock Tx! Just wanted to tell you keep up the great work!