self-attention en · NOUN
Etymology
From self- + attention.
Meanings
- (qualifier:machine learning, uncountable) A form of attention (machine learning method) where input sequence is compared with itself, i.e. the keys and queries are the same.
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(uncountable) Conscious attention to one's own physiological and emotional state and behavior.
Interest in the consequences of self-attention spread fairly quickly from social to personality psychologists.
2012, C. S. Carver, M. F. Scheier, Attention and Self-Regulation, page 45:According to self-attention theory in general, it can be predicted that heightened self-attention leads to a closer fit between observed behavior and some underlying salient standard.
1986, Ralf Schwarzer, editor, Self-related Cognitions in Anxiety and Motivation, Psychology Press, →ISBN: