Stop paying attention to "attention".

IF 3.2 2区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1002/wcs.1574
Britt Anderson
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Abstract

Conceptual fragmentation is when a term assumed to have one meaning is found to have many. When these different definitions overlap in meaning and application confusion and wasted effort follows. "Attention" is such a fragmented term. The response to conceptual fragmentation is simple. Stop using the original term. Our reticence to do so reflects false beliefs about attention. "Attention" is not an old term, but a modern one. Its original meaning is not related to our contemporary intuitions. Attention is not a necessary concept; psychology made substantial progress, even in cognitive areas, during the years when its use was banished. Attention is just one among many examples of conceptual fragmentation in psychology. The root cause is a dearth of theory driving cognitive experimentation. Theoretical clarity is enhanced when fundamental concepts can be expressed in a mathematical form. When theories are stated in mathematical language it opens the door to rigorous cross-domain comparisons using tools like category theory. This article is categorized under: Psychology > Attention Neuroscience > Cognition.

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概念分裂是指一个被认为只有一个意思的术语被发现有很多意思。当这些不同的定义在意义和应用上重叠时,混乱和浪费的努力随之而来。“注意力”是一个支离破碎的术语。对概念分裂的反应很简单。停止使用原来的术语。我们对此的沉默反映了我们对注意力的错误观念。“注意力”不是一个古老的词,而是一个现代的词。它的原意与我们当代的直觉无关。注意力不是一个必要的概念;在被禁止使用心理学的那些年里,心理学取得了实质性的进步,甚至在认知领域也是如此。注意只是心理学中概念分裂的众多例子之一。根本原因是缺乏推动认知实验的理论。当基本概念可以用数学形式表达时,理论的清晰度就会增强。当理论用数学语言表述时,它为使用范畴论等工具进行严格的跨领域比较打开了大门。本文分类为:心理学>注意神经科学>认知学。
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