Controlling Your Concentration I. The concerned information of concentrationA. Your attention span【T1】______【T1】______e.g. the ticking of a watch soundsas if it increases and fadesalthough the intensity of it is constantB. You pay attention to one thing at a time— a(n)【T2】______: you attend to several concepts at a tune【T2】______— In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention isa)of short【T3】______【T3】______b)【T4】______【T4】______C.【T5】______ of your attention vary to different degrees【T5】______— high level: long periods of attending: short distraction periods— low level: short periods of attending: long distraction periods— moderate level:【T6】______【T6】______e.g. One can’t concentrate because【T7】______ are too strong【T7】______II. Two sorts of distractorsA. Psychological distractors—【T8】______ are the most powerful distractors【T8】______a)angry man forgets the painb)fearful man is hard to be happyc)anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters— people act【T9】______ under pressure【T9】______B.【T10】______【T10】______— traits: always present and rarely understood— physical distractors on mental tasksa)background music could affectcomprehension and【T11】______【T11】______b)distractors affect the ability to recall accuratelyc)【T12】______ affects mental task adversely【T12】______III. Routine and【T13】______ are affected differently by distractors【T13】______A. Distraction may not affect【T14】______in some backgrounds【T14】______B. Exceptional people do well under【T15】______ because【T15】______— motivation plays importantly— differences exist in individual spans of attention【T2】