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self- + attention
self-attention (uncountable)
- (machine learning) A form of attention (prioritization technique in neural networks) where the data being examined, rather than some additional input, is used to determine what to focus on.
- (psychology) Conscious attention to one's own physiological and emotional state and behavior.
1986, Ralf Schwarzer, editor, Self-related Cognitions in Anxiety and Motivation[1], Psychology Press, →ISBN:According to self-attention theory in general, it can be predicted that heightened self-attention leads to a closer fit between observed behavior and some underlying salient standard.
2012, C. S. Carver, M. F. Scheier, Attention and Self-Regulation, page 45:Interest in the consequences of self-attention spread fairly quickly from social to personality psychologists.
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