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CONCEPT
divided attention
A state in which the focus of attention is spread across more than one object or event.

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Definition contributed by RPoldrack about two months ago.

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Task Contrast Measure
selective attention task
  • response time with competing stimuli minus response time with a single stimuli or congruent stimuli
  
  • accuracy with a single stimuli or congruent stimuli minus accuracy with competing stimuli
 
Salthouse and Babcock Listening Span task
  • listening span with comprehension questions minus listening span without
  
  • listening comprehension with listening span task minus listening comprehension without
  
Rapid Serial Object Transformation
  • ERP strength minus baseline
  
  • accuracy during task minus accuracy of some baseline test (e.g. only one pattern)
  
letter number sequencing
  • longest correct sequence of controls minus longest correct sequence of subject
  
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Definition contributed by TDavis about ten months ago:
A state in which the focus of attention is spread across more than one object or event.

Revision 1

Definition contributed by ALenartowicz about three years ago:
The process by which an individual can perform multiple non-automatic tasks at the same time.

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2012-03-28 RPoldrack: RPoldrack updated the definition for divided attention
2011-08-14 TDavis: TDavis updated the definition for divided attention
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