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Mind-wandering

Mind-wandering is broadly defined as thoughts that are task-unrelated and stimulus-independent. This can take the form of three different subtypes: positive constructive daydreaming, guilty fear of failure, and poor attentional control. A common understanding of mind-wandering is the experience of thoughts not remaining on a single topic for a long…

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Mind-wandering

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related to External links · 23
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has method · 17
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related to history · 16
Mind-wandering → As, British, Day-Dreams, England, Imaginal Processes Inventory, In, IPI, It, Jerome, John Antrobus, Singer, The, The Psychology, This, Varendonck, Wallas
related to Individual differences · 13
Mind-wandering → ADHD, After, Although, Being, Differences, However, It, Mental, People, Personality, Research, Seli, There
related to Happiness · 11
Mind-wandering → As, Furthermore, Gilbert's, Harvard University, How, Killingsworth, Matthew Killingsworth, The, They, This, What
related to Executive functions · 10
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related to Retention · 8
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related to Working memory · 8
Mind-wandering → By, It, Moreover, Only, Recent, Reports, This, Working
related to Fidgeting · 7
Mind-wandering → Concentration, However, James Farley, Non-Instrumental Movement Inhibition, One, Paul Seli, Traditionally
related to Neuroscience · 7
Mind-wandering → Bernard Baars' Global Workspace, In, It, One, The, This, William James

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Mind-wanderingcauseslower performance on working memory capacity tasks or that lower working memory capacity causes more instances of mind-wandering.Only the second of these has actually been proven0.90text
Mind-wanderingis aexperience of thoughts not remaining on a single topic for a long period of time0.90text
Mind-wanderingis aSART0.90text
Mind-wanderingis aindication of an executive control failure that is characterized by TUTs0.90text
mind-wanderinginstance ofThe default mode network is active when a person is not focused on the outside world and the brain is at wakeful rest because experiences0.80text
daydreaming are common in this stateinstance ofThe default mode network is active when a person is not focused on the outside world and the brain is at wakeful rest because experiences0.80text
ADHDinstance ofMental disorders0.80text
inattentioninstance ofAttention problems relate to behavioral problems0.80text
impulsivityinstance ofAttention problems relate to behavioral problems0.80text
hyperactivityinstance ofAttention problems relate to behavioral problems0.80text
Mind-wanderinghas methodJonathan Smallwood0.60section
Mind-wanderinghas methodOne0.60section

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