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Attempt-suppressing signal refers to a cue given by a speaker to indicate to a listener that he or she is not finished with his or her speech yet

Attended stimulus refers to the stimulus that a person is attending to at a given point in time.

Attention refers to the ability to concentrate. The ability to focus selectively on a selected stimulus, sustaining that focus and shifting it at will.

Attention are cognitive resources, mental effort, or concentration devoted to a cognitive process.

Moreover, Attention is defined as the process of seeking out and focusing on stimuli that are of interest in a way that causes these stimuli to become more deeply processed than those that are not receiving our attention. So, Attention refers to the active cognitive processing of a limited amount of information from the vast amount of information available through the senses, in memory and through cognitive processes; focus on a small subset of available stimuli.

Englisch: Psychological Skills
Attention and Concentration Control (focusing)
Skill commonly used to help individuals identify their current situation and the relevant stimuli within that situation.

Attention Deficit Disorder refers to a chronic, developmental and behavioral disorder that initially manifests in childhood that is characterized by inattention, Distractibility and

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) refers to a chronic disorder that initially manifests in childhood and is characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity, and/or inattention. Not all of those affected by ADHD manifest all three (3) behavioral categories.

Attention hypothesis of automatization refers to the proposal that attention is needed during a learning phase of a new task.

Attention only control group refers to a control group whose members meet regularly with a clinician but receive no "active" treatment.