The Psychology of Attention

The Psychology of Attention is a landmark book by Th. Ribot, first published in 1894. This book examines the mechanisms and limits of attention as an element of psychological processes such as voluntary action, memory, and reasoning. It also discusses how our attention can be influenced by external factors such as the hierarchy of mental processes and emotional states.This work is the first attempt to create a theory of attention and its relationship with the mind and brain. Ribot did not believe that attention was an autonomous mental function, but rather an automatic response to external stimuli.