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The early years of modern experimental psychology were marked by a
considerable amount of research on attention, and much work was
carried out in the laboratories of Wundt, Titchener and Helmholtz.
For various reasons, research on attention declined from 1920 until
the 1950s. Under the early philosophy of behaviourism, attention
became suspect as a 'mentalistic' concept. At the time of original
publication in 1969, however, much work had been done to quantify
and make objective research in this area. This was of increasing
importance in a world dominated by communication networks, and
'man-machine' systems, in which the human element is the weakest
link due to the limits on the rate at which man can handle
information. Following the publication of Broadbent's Perception
and Communication in 1958, work on attention had begun to pour from
an ever increasing number of laboratories. This book is dedicated
to summarising what we knew, and attempts to survey the behavioural
research in vision and hearing which throw light on how we share
and direct attention, what are the limits of attention, to make
some general methodological recommendations, to review current
theories of the time, and to provide a guide to the relevant
physiological work. As far as possible, work on memory has been
omitted. A bibliography of the major work to the spring of 1969 is
included.
The early years of modern experimental psychology were marked by a
considerable amount of research on attention, and much work was
carried out in the laboratories of Wundt, Titchener and Helmholtz.
For various reasons, research on attention declined from 1920 until
the 1950s. Under the early philosophy of behaviourism, attention
became suspect as a 'mentalistic' concept. At the time of original
publication in 1969, however, much work had been done to quantify
and make objective research in this area. This was of increasing
importance in a world dominated by communication networks, and
'man-machine' systems, in which the human element is the weakest
link due to the limits on the rate at which man can handle
information. Following the publication of Broadbent's Perception
and Communication in 1958, work on attention had begun to pour from
an ever increasing number of laboratories. This book is dedicated
to summarising what we knew, and attempts to survey the behavioural
research in vision and hearing which throw light on how we share
and direct attention, what are the limits of attention, to make
some general methodological recommendations, to review current
theories of the time, and to provide a guide to the relevant
physiological work. As far as possible, work on memory has been
omitted. A bibliography of the major work to the spring of 1969 is
included.
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
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