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Attention is a complex term that can refer to a general level of alertness or vigilance, a general state of arousal, orientation versus habituation to a stimuli, and the ability to focus, divide, or sustain mental effort.
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Ephi Lu
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Ephi Lu. (2024). Attention. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/attention/
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