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Stop Smearing Goldfish: That Attention Span Statistic is Dubious

Sword and the Script

The statistic goes like this: A 2015 Microsoft study shows that the average consumer has an attention span of eight seconds down from 12 seconds back in 2000. The BBC isn’t the first publication to look into this matter. For good measure, I searched Statistic Brain today and there’s no mention of the word “goldfish” on the website.

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The Anatomy of Attention

Doctor Spin

In PR, we always seek the attention of publics. This refers to measuring and evaluating attentional processes, often in clinical or educational settings, to identify attention deficits or disorders. But how does attention work? Are there different types of attention? What does science say about attention? 1 Schweizer, K., 2 Firth, J.,

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