A prominent stimulus and the attention that is captured by it, an example in the field of the visual peripheral tile, rather than deliberately applied or focused by the individual
INVOLUNTARY ATTENTION: "Involuntary Attention is captured by a prominent stimulus in the peripheral visual field"
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "INVOLUNTARY ATTENTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/involuntary-attention/ (accessed April 23, 2018).
