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ATTENTIONAL CAPTURE

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the unintentional focusing of attention, for example by a change in a stimulus, which interrupts other processing – for example, the person paying attention to the dog immediate shifted his or her attention to the motor vehicle accident next to him or her.

ATTENTIONAL CAPTURE: “A loud noise that made the person’s head turn rapidly, could be said to have been a source of attentional capture.”

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looti, M. (2025, November 14). ATTENTIONAL CAPTURE. Encyclopedia of psychology. https://encyclopedia.arabpsychology.com/attentional-capture/
looti, Mohammed. “ATTENTIONAL CAPTURE.” Encyclopedia of psychology, 14 November 2025, https://encyclopedia.arabpsychology.com/attentional-capture/.
looti, Mohammed. “ATTENTIONAL CAPTURE.” Encyclopedia of psychology. November 14, 2025. https://encyclopedia.arabpsychology.com/attentional-capture/.