Coexistence of thought types as an attentional state during a sustained attention task.

ABSTRACT: Some studies have asked participants about attentional state on a scale from on-task to off-task, which set the middle option as attention focused on both, including the possibility of the coexistence of thoughts. In addition, studies using multidimensional probes explicitly assumed coexistence within spontaneous thoughts and task-focus dimensions. Although several studies have assumed the coexistence of some thought dimensions, none has explored whether these are different types of thoughts (task-focus, mind-wandering, task-related, external stimuli-related). To examine whether this coexistence of thought types occurred, we used thought probes to determine the degree of immersion in each. The participants responded to probes presented at random during a sustained attention task. The resul

SUBMITTER: Shinagawa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884194 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature