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Exploring a Cusp Catastrophe Model of Selective Sustained Attention to Understand Children’s Learning

Droboniku, Michael
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4667-4409
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1684775058904917

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2023, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Psychology.
Attention is a cognitive process that, when stable, allows the mind to focus on relevant information. While attention can shift and fluctuate nonlinearly, research shows that a two-factor model can be used to capture the stability of selective sustained attention. Nevertheless, nonlinear dynamics of attention remain elusive under this two-factor model of attention. Hence, a one-sided focus on attentional stability undermines ways to control the processes of focusing and ignoring. To shed light on non-linear shifting in attention, I applied ideas from complexity science, a framework that anticipates such nonlinear phenomena. Specifically, I sought to apply a cusp model of selective sustained attention to explore the extent to which complexity science could be a useful approach to attention. The following demonstrates how a cusp model anticipates the presence of two orthogonal factors that align with those already identified in extant research on selective sustained attention. I also found that the empirical findings of selective sustained attention are conducive of fitting data to a cusp model. This research provides the first step in establishing a consistent framework for taking a dynamical complexity approach to the study of attention that inherently changes.
Heidi Kloos, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
John Holden, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Anthony Chemero, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
53 p.
Cognitive Therapy
selective sustained attention; attention; cusp model; catastrophe theory; complexity science; cognitive development

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  • Droboniku, M. (2023). Exploring a Cusp Catastrophe Model of Selective Sustained Attention to Understand Children’s Learning [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1684775058904917

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Droboniku, Michael. Exploring a Cusp Catastrophe Model of Selective Sustained Attention to Understand Children’s Learning. 2023. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1684775058904917.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Droboniku, Michael. "Exploring a Cusp Catastrophe Model of Selective Sustained Attention to Understand Children’s Learning." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1684775058904917

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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