attentional

CEFRC2

/əˈtɛnʃən/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to the way the mind focuses on selected information.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or pertaining to attention.

Examples

  • The psychologist studied the attentional processes of children during learning tasks.

  • Attentional control is a cognitive skill.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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In context

  • The attentional blink experiment was fascinating.

  • The case for a shutdown is this: A shutdown is an attentional event. It’s an effort to turn the diffuse crisis of Trump’s corrupting of the government into an acute crisis that the media, that the public, will actually pay attention to.

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Question 1 · Quick check

The study focused on the blank mechanisms that filter irrelevant information.

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Origin

adjective

From attention + -al.