ABSTRACT
From the reactological point of view, phenomena of attention must be understood no differently than as a particular system of orienting reactions, i.e., preparatory reactions of the individual that cause him to place his body in a desired position and attitude and prepare it for impending activity. It is extraordinarily important to so organize the lesson from the standpoint of pedagogics as to subdivide the subject matter so that the most critical and the most important points will be reached just as the force of attention rises, and that the least important parts of the presentation, those which do not suggest something new, occur as the wave of attention is falling. In its very meaning, the effort of attention must be one of particular stress and must be truly in earnest whenever behavior overflows the bounds of habit.
