How consistent is mind wandering across situations and tasks? A latent state-trait analysis.
Mind wandering is often defined as the phenomenon of one's attention drifting away from the current activity toward inner thoughts and feelings. In the laboratory, mind wandering is most frequently assessed with thought reports that are collected while people perform some ongoing activity. It is not...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory & Cognition Vol. 48; no. 10; pp. 1385 - 1400 |
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American Psychological Association
Oct2022
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