attentional

American  

[uh-ten-shuhn-uhl] / əˈtɛn ʃən əl /

adjective

1. Psychology. relating to the mental state or faculty of attention.

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Other Word Forms

• attentionality noun
• attentionally adverb
• inattentional adjective
• inattentionally adverb

Example Sentences

For young people raised on smartphones, this has meant that most of them seem to lack the attentional ability to actually read news articles in their entirety.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

We think that’s because when you are in a depressive state and you’re ruminating about negative thoughts and feelings, that’s actually robbing a lot of your attentional focus and your directed attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

The idea was to deplete the participants' attentional reserves before doing the standardized "Attention Network Task" and going for the walk, which they do without their electronic devices or talking to anyone along the way.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024

Chan School of Public Health, asserts that this is especially useful in helping children with attentional issues and that trees can help them focus more.

From National Geographic • Oct. 9, 2023

But one of the things Dr. Watson and others have begun to understand is that people whose performance suffers less—who are, in effect, better “multitaskers”—see a lower load on their attentional networks.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel