Attentional Resources

Attentional resources are limited and are consumed by cognitive effort, decision-making, task switching, and sustained focus. Decision fatigue is related to attention because effortful decision-making draws on the same general pool of cogn…

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Attentional resources are limited and are consumed by cognitive effort, decision-making, task switching, and sustained focus. Decision fatigue is related to attention because effortful decision-making draws on the same general pool of cognitive resources needed for focused work. Performance and self-regulation decline when available attentional capacity is drained.