Editing Attention span (section)

{{Short description|Time spent concentrating before being distracted}}
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[[File:Attention_span.jpg|thumb|A child concentrating on playing a video game, an example of using one's attention span to carry out a task.]]
'''Attention span''' is the amount of [[time]] spent [[Attentional control|concentrating]] on a task before becoming [[distract]]ed.<ref>{{Cite book| vauthors = Beger R |title=Present-Day Corporate Communication: A Practice-Oriented, State-of-the-Art Guide|publisher=Springer|year=2018|isbn=978-981-13-0401-9 |location=Singapore|pages=18}}</ref> Distractibility occurs when attention is uncontrollably diverted to another activity or sensation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book| vauthors = Schaefer C, Millman H |title=How to Help Children with Common Problems|publisher=Jason Aronson Inc.|year=1994|isbn=978-1-56821-272-2 |location=Northvale, NJ|pages=18}}</ref> ''Attention training'' is said to be part of [[education]], particularly in the way students are trained to remain focused on a topic of discussion for extended periods, developing listening and analytical skills in the process.<ref>{{Cite book| vauthors = Maconie R |title=The Way of Music: Aural Training for the Internet Generation|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2007|isbn=978-0-8108-5879-4 |location=Lanham, MD|pages=100}}</ref>