Boring thoughts and bored minds: The MAC model of boredom and cognitive engagement
Westgate and Wilson, Psychological Review 125(5), 2018, 689-713. MAC model: boredom is an affective signal that attention is unsuccessfully engaged in valued, goal-congruent activity. Attention and meaning deficits each produce boredom independently; understimulation and overstimulation are two types of attentional deficit; the model covers boredom in external activities and in own thoughts; boredom motivates seeking interesting, not just enjoyable, activities.
Westgate and Wilson, Psychological Review 125(5), 2018, 689-713. MAC model: boredom is an affective signal that attention is unsuccessfully engaged in valued, goal-congruent activity. Attention and meaning deficits each produce boredom independently; understimulation and overstimulation are two types of attentional deficit; the model covers boredom in external activities and in own thoughts; boredom motivates seeking interesting, not just enjoyable, activities.
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Westgate, E. C., & Wilson, T. D. (2018). Boring thoughts and bored minds: The MAC model of boredom and cognitive engagement. Psychological Review, 125(5), 689-713. doi:10.1037/rev0000097 https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000097