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voluntary attention

voluntary attention Voluntary attention is the deliberate ability to direct and hold one’s mental activity on a chosen object or line of thought.

Voluntary attention is the deliberate ability to direct and hold one’s mental activity on a chosen object or line of thought. In this historical source, a deficiency of voluntary attention means reduced power to concentrate intentionally in a desired direction.