Psychological-Educational Studies
2014. Vol. 6, no. 1, 284–297
doi:10.17759/psyedu.2014060131
ISSN: 2587-6139 (online)
An introduction to the scientific problem of the “mind wandering” phenomenon
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Keywords: “wandering mind”, attention lapses, decision-making, cognitive processes, social and psychological characteristics, groups incorporativity
Journal rubric: Studia
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/psyedu.2014060131
For citation: Ivanov M.V., Bagrationi K.A. An introduction to the scientific problem of the “mind wandering” phenomenon [Elektronnyi resurs]. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie psyedu.ru [Psychological Science and Education psyedu.ru], 2014. Vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 284–297. DOI: 10.17759/psyedu.2014060131. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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