William James described attention as a form of selection specifically for guiding behavior, where a person mentally selects a target to respond to it, such as reaching for it or committing it to memory.

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  Attention - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science - MIT

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• Attention - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science - MIT oecs.mit.edu MIT via serper

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• attention concept
• William James entity
• memory concept