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

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Asserted relationships to other concepts

divided attention
is a kind of
  • attention
    • divided attention
    is a part of
  • lateral masking
    • are a kind of
    divided attention
    No associations
    are a part of
    divided attention
    No associations

    Tasks that are asserted to measure divided attention

    Task Contrast Measure
    Leiter International Performance Scale
    • divided attention
    selective attention task
    • accuracy with a single stimuli or congruent stimuli minus accuracy with competing stimuli
    • response time with competing stimuli minus response time with a single stimuli or congruent stimuli
    Salthouse and Babcock Listening Span task
    • listening comprehension with listening span task minus listening comprehension without
    • listening span with comprehension questions minus listening span without
    rapid serial object transformation
    • accuracy during task minus accuracy of some baseline test (e.g. only one pattern)
    • ERP strength minus baseline
    letter number sequencing
    • longest correct sequence of controls minus longest correct sequence of subject

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