The average human attention span:
The approximation of the statistical norm regarding the scope of a process whereby a living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage, concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others.
If you want a measure, then I don't know how one can expect to get an average of something like attention span when, say a person can sit and pay attention for 2 or 3 hours at a movie, but will pay 1/2 a seconds time paying attention to a Hot Pocket.
If I say "the average human attention span is 49 minutes." What does that mean? Attention to what?
2007-05-29 19:24:13
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answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7
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The average attention span of a person is 2-5 minutes times their age, so a 5-year-old would have an average attention span of 15-25 minutes. Elementary education often seeks to extend or develop attention span in children. A common myth, quoted by many teachers, that a person's attention span is 10 + person's age minutes,and that anything taught after that is not taken in, but by taking a 5-10 minute break after this time will help the class recover and replenish their attention span, but there is no evidence that this is actually successful.In children it is said that their attention span is about a minute for every year of their lives.
2007-05-29 21:35:05
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answered by Aseel 4
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According to a few studies the average attention span is around 20 minutes. After that the mind may still retain some information, but a lot of it is lost. In the first 20 minutes, most of the information can be processed more readily and stored into memory by the brain.
2007-05-29 19:28:22
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answered by Sinbad 2
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varies greatly from person to person depending on lifestyle. for grade school children, attention span is about 9.5 minutes, the average time span between commercial breaks ;)
2007-05-29 19:28:51
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answered by Anonymous
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relies upon on the guy, their age, wellbeing, intelligence and psychological prestige. There are some common circumstances. all of us know it truly is shorter in youthful infants and older adults. all of us understand we are in a position to compelled a substitute in our won interest span. all of us understand there are particular psychological circumstances that result interest. it form of feels the extra advantageous emphasis has been related to infants and studying and that issues like television and workstation video games might have an undesired result.
2016-10-09 02:59:09
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answered by ? 4
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Ah nuts I forgot your question. Hey look spongebob is on woohoo!
2007-05-29 19:25:40
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answered by - Justin - 3
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I'm sorry, what was the question again? I spaced out.
2007-05-29 19:24:36
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answered by Anonymous
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