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Chapter 05: How People Focus Their Attention
"What makes us sit up and take notice? How do you grab and hold someone's attention? How do we choose what to notice and what to pay attention to?" Review on "How People Focus Their Attention" from Susan M. Weinschenk's, 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People.
Modules (11)
| Course resource | Original resource | Created by |
|---|---|---|
| 40. Attention is selective | 40. Attention is selective | Kennedy Jennings |
| 41. People filter information | 41. People filter information | Kennedy Jennings |
| 42. Well-practiced skills don't require conscious attention | 42. Well-practiced skills don't require conscious attention | Kennedy Jennings |
| 43. Expectations of frequency affect attention | 43. Expectations of frequency affect attention | Kennedy Jennings |
| 44. Sustained attention lasts about ten minutes | 44. Sustained attention lasts about ten minutes | Kennedy Jennings |
| 45. People pay attention to only salient cues | 45. People pay attention to only salient cues | Kennedy Jennings |
| 46. People can't actually multitask | 46. People can't actually multitask | Kennedy Jennings |
| 47. Danger, Food, Sex, Movement, Faces, and Stories get the most attention | 47. Danger, Food, Sex, Movement, Faces, and Stories get the most attention | Kennedy Jennings |
| 48. Loud noises startle and get attention | 48. Loud noises startle and get attention | Kennedy Jennings |
| 49. For people to pay attention to something, they must first percieve it | 49. For people to pay attention to something, they must first percieve it | Kennedy Jennings |
| How people focus their attention -- Quiz | How people focus their attention -- Quiz | Kennedy Jennings |