Addicts have a low attention span because their thoughts focus on when they are going to do the thing that they are addicted to again. internet addiction has also lead to a big loss of attention in young people.
Cocaine makes you live forever
I'd think probably a couple seconds because the average human attention span is now 9 seconds...
Typically 5 years from the onset of addiction.
A shrimp does not have a very long attention span. No one has measured the actual attention span of a shrimp.
what is the span of attention in psychology?
the attention span of a gnat is about .210005 of a second
If boredom is considered the point in time at which we abandon one thought in pursuit of another, science ( The National Centre for Biotechnology Information) indicates that the average attention span of a human being us about 8 seconds. This is a drop from the average attention span of 12 seconds in 2000. A real concern is that the attention span of the average goldfish is 9 seconds. If you stare at a goldfish you will be interested in it for shorter period of time than it is interested in you!
A squirrel has an attention span on normal things of about one second and about four minutes on acorns and nuts.
The attention span of a killer whale is about 62 seconds.
The Italian word for goat is capra; a desire to change direction and a short attention span were traits always attributed to the goat, and as such the word capriccio, which means whimsy, developed. It is from this word that the English language borrowed capricious, meaning apt to change direction on a whim. Neither the animal nor the word has anything to do with Capri pants. Source: see related link, below this answer.
A tension span is the amount of suppressed temper someone has and an attention span is the amount of concentration one has on a certain subject or activity.
A short attention span is defined as a length of time less than necessary to complete the task. As a rule a child should have an attention span of one minute for each year of age. As you go from childhood to adulthood your attention span should lengthen.