Rate of Depletion and Renewal
How quickly the reserves of attention are depleted is
assumed to be influenced by the amount of mental
effort, by the number and strength of distractions
(both setting and social), information overload, by
cognitive-emotional arousal, by physical fatigue, by
time pressures, and by rate of pacing through the exhibition
(e.g., rest periods allow renewal).
Several design factors may reduce this attention
decrement: