JOPLIN, Mo. — According to Mercy Hospital Joplin officials, distractibility is likely a major factor in the uptick of recent ...

People vary according to different personality traits, such as extraversion or conscientiousness, and new research suggests that they also vary according to a particular cognitive trait ...

A d factor? Understanding trait distractibility and its relationships with ADHD symptomatology and hyperfocus. PLOS ONE, 2023; 18 (10): e0292215 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292215 ...

Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Journal Reference: S. Forster, N. Lavie. Establishing the Attention-Distractibility Trait. Psychological Science, 2015; DOI: 10.1177/0956797615617761 ...

An extension expert says parents should limit screen time, encourage children’s off-screen interests and closely monitor ...

Previous brain-training approaches tried to fix distractibility by improving focus, but those efforts failed. “‘Focus’ and ‘ignore’ are not two sides of the same coin,” explains senior ...

Distractibility may be present in all people, with only those at the clinical end of the spectrum being diagnosed with ADHD, a new study suggests.

However, it is unclear weather the distractibility is caused by media-multitasking or vice versa.

The latter involves increased reward prediction, more updating of working memory, and increased distractibility, promoting procrastination. The study was published in the journal Social Cognitive ...