These studies have shown that even while participants are focusing their attention and searching for a change, the change may remain unnoticed.

Gaining an authority over a negotiation; paves a way for cooperation, and involve the other participants to focus towards the same goal.

Despite the occasional disturbance, however, participants focused less on problems than solutions.

Within the congress center, however, participants focused more on the likely consequences of an American attack on Iraq.

But participants in the conversation did not focus on the work.

They found that participants ignored the quantitative information and focused on the affect characteristics.

The somewhat isolated location allows participants to focus on their projects without distraction.

Turning their attention to African governments, the participants focussed on the need for the freedom of information and expression.

The participants focus more on horse care than on other programs at the camp, though they still do take part in many other activities.

Instead, participants should focus on extending or adding to ideas, reserving criticism for a later 'critical stage' of the process.