Abstract We present the results of a study designed to test several hypotheses concerning the effects of intrinsic and situational sources of personal relevance on felt involvement and on the amount of attention and comprehension effort, the focus of attention and comprehension processes, and the extent of cognitive elaboration during comprehension. Felt involvement is a motivational state that affects the extent and focus of consumers' attention and comprehension processes, and thus the specific meanings that are produced. The results of the study provide strong evidence that felt involvement plays a motivational role in consumers' attention and comprehension processes. Show
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Under a Creative Commons license Open access AbstractA basic idea in vision research is that selective attention determines not only which information is processed, but also how stimuli are evaluated and choices are made. In line with this reasoning, researchers provided initial evidence for effects of selective attention on product choice. However, little is known about the processes that underlie these effects. Hence, we examined several possible mechanisms that are discussed to explain effects of selective attention on product preferences. In three eye tracking experiments, we found that allocating attention to products while neglecting others led to an increase in preferences compared to just looking at products. We showed that this effect could not be explained by learning motor responses that are unrelated to preferences, and we also observed the effect of selective attention on preferences when we controlled for the time participants' gaze actually dwelled on the products. KeywordsSelective attention Preference Consumer choice Eye tracking Cited by (0)© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. Just for you: FREE 60-day trial to the world’s largest digital library.The SlideShare family just got bigger. Enjoy access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from Scribd. Cancel anytime. Attention could be defined as the ability to generate, select, manage and maintain an adequate level of stimulation to process the relevant information. Said in another way, attention is a process that takes place on a cognitive level (cognitive process), and that allows us to orientate ourselves towards the stimuli that are relevant, ignoring those that are not, in order to act in consequence. A series of characteristics exists that is implicit in its definition, and that is important to know in order to understand the importance of this cognitive function. Among these the ones that stand out are:
Attention acts, therefore, as a mechanism that controls how we direct resources in daily life, acting as a filter or selective bottle neck that allows us to focus on the relevant part of information. This allows attention resources to be directed towards a task to maximise learning and minimise making errors. See attention models and attention filters by Donald Broadbent and Anne Treisman. What types of attention are there?Attention is a general concept, but variations exist in its name when referring to more concrete and detailed aspects; these are usually understood as different types of attention. The most well-known types or classes of attention are:
In many manuals, handbooks and other scientific sources such as the Fundamental Components of Attention of the Annual Review of Neuroscience we can go deeper into the types of attention according to taxonomies like the type of sensory modality, according to the amplitude and modality, according to the attitude of the individual, amongst others. What are the determining factors of attention?There are determining factors that can affect the functioning of attention and can define which stimulus you will direct your attention to. These can be external or internal: External factors (external determiners): come from surroundings and make concentration on relevant stimuli easier or more difficult. Some examples are:
Internal factors (internal determiners): come from the individual and therefore, depend on each person. Some examples are:
What diseases are related to attention?There are different diseases related to this cognitive ability, either by the altering or inadequate functioning or by the increase or deficit of attention. The classic categories classify the different variations of attention as: aprosexia, hypoprosexia, pseudoprosexia, paraprosexia and hyperprosexia. We will now give a brief descriptions of each one of these disorders. Aprosexia: maximum reduction of attention ability, total absence of attention. Hypoprosexia: decrease in attention ability. Within this category the following can be distinguished:
Pseudoprosexia: the lack of attention towards surroundings despite maintaining the ability in good condition. Paraprosexia: abnormal direction of attention Hyperprosexia: excessive and temporary focus of attention. Despite the range of variations related to attention, these are not usually considered as one of the main signs or symptoms in the diagnosis of mental illnesses. When variations of attention happen because of illness, they usually use cognitive rehabilitation interventions, like they are doing for major depression, children with ADHD and mild dementia for example. Attention is a cognitive ability that allows you to pay attention to environmental stimuli as well as personal internal states, a large number of stimuli and events demand our attention resources at the same time. This cognitive ability is limited and with the passing of time, stress and certain other diseases, amongst other causes, it can also deteriorate. To face these difficulties and to be able to pay attention to the relevant stimuli in the surroundings, there are different strategies that allow them to be trained, for example, cognitive stimulation, which nowadays forms part of the daily routines of a high percentage of the population (ample information on cognitive stimulation in children and teenagers and adults, older and elderly). Currently there are cognitive stimulation workshops aimed at professionals, in which they learn about different cognitive stimulation activities and exercises and how to do them. Finally, there are different way of doing cognitive stimulation like brain-training games, stimulation exercise books or new neurotechnologies like Elevvo, EEG-based technologies to improve sustained attention and other abilities like working memory and processing speed.
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What stimulus factors can be used to attract attention?A number of stimulus factors will tend to attract consumers' attention independently of their individual characteristics. Such as, size & intensity of stimulus, colour & movement, physical position, contrast, congruency with expectations, novelty or weirdness.
Which stage of processing occurs when the stimulus activates one or more sensory receptor nerves and the resulting sensations go to the brain for processing?A sensory activation occurs when a physical or chemical stimulus is processed into a neural signal (sensory transduction) by a sensory receptor.
What are the three factors that determine attention?In simple language, attention is determined by three factors: the stimulus, the individual, and the situation.
Which of the following is a situational factors affecting attention quizlet?Motivation and ability are two major situational factors affecting attention.
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