attention control
Directing mental focus
Attention control is the ability to direct and sustain focus on chosen targets while filtering out distractions.
The term appears in psychology and cognitive science to describe how people manage their mental resources: Children with ADHD often struggle with attention control.
It encompasses both concentrating on what matters and ignoring what doesn't.
- executive functionCognitive self-management abilities
- focusConcentrated attention point
- laser focusIntense, undivided concentration
- deep workUninterrupted cognitively demanding labor
- tuning outDeliberately not hearing
mindfulness · vigilance · concentration · working memory · default mode network · cognitive flexibility · self-regulation · emotional regulation · prefrontal cortex · procrastination · decision-making · time management · study habits · neural plasticity · orienting · pause · flow state · wandering
- self-controlrestraint, willpower, composure, moderation, temperance
- mental strategiesproblem solving, critical thinking, reasoning, concentration, memorization
- sport psychologymental toughness, flow state, self-talk, concentration, confidence
- cognitive controlexecutive function, working memory, cognitive flexibility, self-regulation, inhibition
- memoryremember, forget, recall, memorize, recollect
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
attention controlmind-wandering
Unfocused, spontaneous thought
distraction · inattention · distractibility · daydreaming · absent-mindedness
attention controlimpulsivity
Acting without considering consequences
poor concentration · executive dysfunction · attention deficit