The Emergence Machine

Selective Attention

abstract · Psychology · Level 9 · E9

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Emergence definition

selective-attention emerges from attention + perception.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
selective attention
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L2L1L0Selective Attent…EmotionAttentionMindCognitionMemoryBehaviorPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesSelective Attent…L9BehaviorL5AttentionL7EmotionL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    selective attention builds on the concept of behavior
  • Attention L7 (builds on)
    Selective Attention builds on the principles established by attention.
  • Emotion L8 (requires)
    selective attention builds on the concept of emotion