centration
- noun
- /sɛnˈtreɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
centración
- In psychology, "centration" refers to a child's tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others.
Examples
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He posited that learning during these periods often involves "centration," or the filtering of new knowledge according to subjective experiences and belief systems.
Academic text (2000) -
During the experiment, the researchers noted the participants' centration on specific stimuli, leading to significant results in their attention studies.
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The student struggled with centration during the exam, finding it hard to concentrate on the questions without letting distractions interfere.
Synonyms
794
3.5
Close attention to one subject or activity
122
3.3
The ability to give all your attention to something
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6.2
A way of thinking that focuses on one thing and ignores others
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4.9
Focusing the mind and attention on one thought or goal
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7.6
A focus on one main person, thing, or idea
Too much focus on one task or idea that causes other things to be ignored
To give most of your attention to one task or thing
To bring attention to one part so it becomes clearer
Being very focused on one thought or worry
A very strong look that focuses all attention on one point
Antonyms
How Focused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Centration comes from the root center, which means 'middle'. A helpful way to remember the first sense is to think of attention placed in the 'middle' of one thing, so you focus on that part and ignore other details.