Features of attention of modern teenagers

Abstract

The paper describes the characteristics of the cognitive sphere and cognitive processes of the Internet generation. The results of a study of the attention features of adolescents with normal and developmental pathology are presented. Conclusions about the strong development of attention switchability and its volume and the weak stability of attention of adolescents with a normal rate of development due to their active use of digital technologies are discussed.

Author Biography

Olga G. Ksionda, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (psychology), docent; associate professor at the department of psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published
2020-09-19
Keywords: attention, adolescents, cognitive processes
How to Cite
Ksionda, O. G. (2020). Features of attention of modern teenagers. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 2, 98-107. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/2122
Issue
No 2 (2020): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology
Section
Personality Psychology

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