Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Active Attention

Psychiatry, Neurology

Also known as: Voluntary attention

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

This entry defines active attention as a state of focus determined by the conscious awareness of a specific goal or interest. It references the concepts of apperception and attention as related psychological phenomena.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ACTIVE ATTENTION, a state of attention insofar as it is determined by the consciousness of a goal or interest (see Apperception, Attention).

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“Active Attention.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/active-attention/