Perception & Visual Processing
Attentional Bias
The tendency to pay attention to some things while simultaneously ignoring others, based on emotional state, current goals, or prior experience.
In plain language
People notice things that are relevant to their current goals or emotional state. A hungry person notices food. A worried person notices risk signals.
In the wild
Implementations of this model aren’t wired to this view yet — they live in the implementations table.
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